Pope Francis speaks from Independence Hall in Philadelphia Sept. 26.
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People place prayer ribbons at the Knotted Grotto outside the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul during the World Meeting of Families Sept. 25 in Philadelphia. Thousands of visitors added their prayer intentions to the project that was inspired by the image of Mary Undoer of Knots.
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Pope Francis presents a copy of the Gospel of Luke to a young man during the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia Sept. 27.
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Pope Francis blesses a boy as a family presents the offertory gifts during Mass with representatives from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Sept. 26.
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Pope Francis blesses a prisoner as he visits the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia Sept. 27.
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Pope Francis visited Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families Sept. 26-27 and made some special stops in the City of Brotherly Love.
