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Digital First Media coverage of the
World Meeting of Families


SEPTA PAPAL RAIL PASS SALES TO END FRIDAY, PATCO AVAILABLE ALL WEEKEND
For anyone planning on traveling into Center City to see Pope Francis this weekend but has been procrastinating, there’s good news −...
NORRISTOWN HOTEL GIVES GOODWILL BAGS TO PAPAL PILGRIMS
NORRISTOWN >> Visitors staying at the only hotel in Norristown for the papal visit will be greeted with goodwill in the form of a bag of...


LOCAL DEACONS READY TO PARTICIPATE IN PAPAL MASS
PHILADELPHIA >> As deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Patrick Kelly and Thomas Taylor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Collingdale are...
TOWAMENCIN DECLARES EMERGENCY AHEAD OF PAPAL VISIT WEEKEND
TOWAMENCIN >> With the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia now just days away, Towamencin is taking steps to be ready, just in case....


PAPAL 'NO FLY ZONE' GROUNDS PLANES FOR POTTSTOWN AIRPORT DAY
POTTSTOWN >> One might expect to see airplanes in the air during the annual Municipal Airport Day this Saturday, but that will not be the...


POTTSTOWN FIRM MAKES PACKAGING FOR WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES COMMEMORATIVE COIN
Pottstown >> A Pottstown company has found itself in the center of this week’s history-making World Meeting of Families and papal visit...


NEED TO GET DOWNTOWN? SEPTA'S REGIONAL RAIL SCHEDULE CHANGES, STATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY
PHILADELPHIA >> More than a day in advance of the Pope’s arrival, SEPTA passengers are going to face some changes in their routine....


MAYOR FORUM CELEBRATES FAMILY IN SOCIETY
PHILADELPHIA >> The world has seen a significant shift in ideas pertaining to family and the family structure; however, one notion of...


PAINTING MURAL HELPS WOMAN COPE WITH HUSBAND'S DEATH
PHILADELPHIA >> Jean Martinelli stood in the Grand Hall of the Philadelphia Convention Center Wednesday with a paintbrush in her hand,...


WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES: VOLUNTEERS PACKAGE 200,000 MEALS FOR WEST AFRICAN FAMILIES IN NEED
Philadelphia >> Feeding the hungry never looked so efficient. As part of the ongoing World Meeting of Families, hundreds of volunteers,...
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