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Do I need tickets to attend the pope’s public events in Philadelphia?
It depends on the event.
The pope is holding three major public events in the city:
It depends on the event.
The pope is holding three major public events in the city:
*]A Sept. 26 speech on immigration and religious freedom in front of Independence Hall
*]An appearance at the closing festival of the World Meeting of Families on Sept. 26 on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
*]A celebration of Mass on Sept. 27 on the same boulevard
Do I need tickets for the Independence Hall speech?
Yes.
Beginning at noon Tuesday, 10,000 tickets are being made available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis through the website worldmeeting2015.org/tickets. There’s a limit of four per person.
Thousands of other tickets are being given out to parishes with large immigrant communities in an effort to assure a diverse audience.
Do I need tickets for the two Benjamin Franklin Parkway appearances?
No, if you don’t mind standing at least 2.5 blocks, or a quarter-mile, away.
Francis’ appearance at the closing festival of the World Meeting of Families on Sept. 26 is expected to draw 750,000 or more people, and his celebration of Mass on Sept. 27 up to 1.5 million.
If you want to stand in the 2.5 blocks closest to the stage on Sept. 26 or the altar on Sept. 27, you will need a ticket…
If I don’t have a ticket, will there still be an opportunity to see the pope?
Yes. Organizers also announced that Francis will parade along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway before the Sept. 26 and 27 events, giving many an opportunity to see him up close. They said the parade the first day would likely be longer than the one before the Mass.
Papal events will also be broadcast on 40 huge screens throughout the city for crowds to watch all his appearances during his two-day visit to Philadelphia, including those that are not public.
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