Pope Francis’ speech outside Independence Hall is among the most-anticipated events on his first United States trip, which includes preceding stops in Washington and New York.
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“Pennsylvania is committed to supporting event planning partners to prepare and help ensure a safe, secure Papal visit for residents of Philadelphia and surrounding areas in addition to all of the visitors from around the world”, Governor Tom Wolf said. “People, they hired me, and they don’t pay me”, he said.
Interstate 95 will remain open to traffic, they said, but some ramps will be closed. The men, Hector Rojas from Mexico, Fausto Hernandez a native of the Dominican Republic and Francisco SantaMaria a native of Nicaragua, were chosen to help Brother Sal in a collaboration between Don Bosco workers in Port Chester and Catholic Charities in Yonkers. “Today”, he said, “I want to draw our attention to another reality: how to care for those who, after the irreversible failure of the matrimonial bond, have undertaken a new union”.
“Grandparents are the great forgotten of this time”, he said, and encouraged the youth to speak to their grandparents, who are sources of wisdom due to the memory they have of life, tensions, conflicts and faith.
The chair is narrow, with a vertical back. They were assisted Thursday by Brother Sal Sammarco, a member of the Salesians order who traveled from Florida to coordinate the project.
Resuming his Wednesday general audiences August 5 after a month’s break, Pope Francis returned to the series of talks he has been giving on the family.
Some of the workers have even been invited to the pope’s September 25 Mass to thank them for their efforts. He expressed gratitude to the Jordanian government and people for showing the Christian virtue of welcoming people who have nowhere else to go into their country, no matter how hard it might be to care for them.
St. Joe’s will also hold a series of seminars on the family in contemporary America during the week leading up to Pope Francis’ arrival. Tablecloths with images of a heart and a dove will be used on the altar for the Mass. Others will be placed on tables at the Harlem school.
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During Friday’s meeting, six of the participants – from Italy, Indonesia, Argentina, Brazil, Taiwan, and France – had the opportunity to greet the Pope personally, and ask him questions about issues they face in daily life.
