At least one person was hurt after a small plane crashed into a field in Berks County Monday night.
The small aircraft made a crash landing in a field near the 400 block of South 7th Street in Bally Borough.
At least one person was hurt in the crash and taken to the hospital.
Officials have not revealed his or her condition.
Philadelphia Police identified a Virginia man who was struck and killed during a shooting that may be connected to a local biker gang.
LaBrian Dale-Parker, 34, of Fredericksburg, Virginia was inside the Tangeray Tavern on the 900 block of Pratt Street early Sunday evening when police say some of the patrons began to argue. A gunman then opened fire.
Dale-Parker, who police say was wearing a "Wheels of Soul" jacket, was struck several times. He was taken to Albert Einstein Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:44 p.m.
A 53-year-old man, 42-year-old man and 34-year-old man were also struck in the shooting. The 53-year-old and 42-year-old, who police say were both wearing biker jackets, were taken to Aria-South Hospital where they are both in critical condition. The 34-year-old was taken to the Lankenau Medical Center where he is currently stable.
Police say all three of the injured men are also suspects in the shooting.
Witnesses say at least 15 bikers fled the scene after the shooting. Wheels of Soul is a local motorcycle club with an extensive criminal history, including murder, drug and rape charges for various members in the past.
Police continue to investigate.
A fire that heavily damaged a business in Delaware County Tuesday morning is being labeled suspicious.
The fire started about 3:15 a.m. at The Wellness Zone located in the 1100 block of Chester Avenue in Yeadon.
According to fire officials, firefighters arrived to heavy smoke and flames shooting approximately 20 feet into the air.
Yeadon Fire Chief Craig Jeffries told NBC10 firefighters were able to quickly contain the fire to The Wellness Zone.
Jeffries said a total of five businesses were impacted by the fire, but The Wellness Zone was the only one heavily damaged. Jeffries said the roof of the business collapsed at one point.
Jeffries called the fire “suspicious” and told NBC10 this is the second suspicious fire at the location in the past five weeks.
There were no reports of any injuries.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A South Jersey home sustained significant damage during an early morning fire Tuesday.
The fire happened inside a single-family home in the 100 block of Blue Jay Road in Logan Township, Gloucester County.
The fire caused significant damage as the home appeared to be a total loss.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Representatives with the American Red Cross were at the scene assisting a family of three displaced by the fire.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A 60-year-old New Jersey man is accused of selling a large amount of pills.
On September 17, members of the Toms River Police Department executed a search warrant at a home in the 800 block of Tudor Court.
The search warrant was a culmination of a month long investigation into that residence for suspected narcotics distribution.
Vincent Perone, 60, was arrested and a large quantity of pills was seized, police said.
Perone, who resides at that address, was charged with two counts of possession of oxycodone, two counts of possession with the intent to distribute oxycodone, possession with the intent to distribute Oxymorphone, two counts of possession of Alprazolam, possession of Oxycodone and Hydrochloride.
His bail was set at $50,000.
The mastermind behind the Trans-Siberian Orchestra says he is beyond excited to once again bring the show back to the city of Philadelphia.
During an interview with NBC10, Paul O’Neill, the creator, lyricist and producer of TSO, revealed an interesting tidbit about their first performance.
“The very first city TSO ever played, our very first show was at the Tower,” O’Neill said. He went on to talk about playing at the Spectrum and the Wells Fargo Center.
“We love Philly,” exclaimed O’Neill.
TSO is an American progressive rock band that was founded by O’Neill in 1996. They have released a series of rock operas.
The TSO kicks off their “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” show on November 18 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
The show comes to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on December 19 with two shows -- one at 3 p.m. and another at 8 p.m.
In addition to the show, the TSO is releasing its first full length new album since 2009. The album is titled “Letters From The Labyrinth.”
O’Neill said he is extremely excited to go back out on tour again and he used a unique way to describe the TSO.
“The Washington Post said the only way to describe the Trans-Siberian Orchestra is The Who meets The Phantom of the Opera with Pink Floyd’s lights on steroids.”
For more information on the show and how to purchase tickets, you can visit the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s official website.
Pope Francis has made serving the poor a central tenet of his papacy. "Wealth makes us poor," he told Cuban worshipers on Sunday, urging them not to forget "the smallest, the most abandoned."
As the pope makes his first visit to the United States, he might want to reiterate that message to the nation's Catholic colleges.
Which colleges help poor students most? Explore the app.
Six of the top 20 nonprofit colleges that are most expensive for low-income students are Catholic institutions, according to a ProPublica analysis of recently released federal data. At almost half of all Catholic colleges, low-income students graduate with more than $20,000 in federal loans. (See our Debt by Degrees interactive, which shows how American colleges compare in how much federal student loan debt students accumulate.)
At Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., where Pope Francis is scheduled to speak on Wednesday, the school's poorest students pay over $31,000 a year in tuition, even after discounts from scholarships 2014 more than any other research university in the nation. Students also graduate with a significant amount of debt: $26,000. And just 12 percent of its students are low-income.
Gerald Beyer, a Christian ethics professor from Villanova University said schools should be doing more. "Empowering the poor is a key part of Catholic social teaching, and education is an essential means of achieving this goal," he said. "Catholic institutions need to rethink their own policies."
Several schools, including Catholic University, said financial struggles have limited their ability to provide aid. Catholic University recently laid off a handful of staff members. The school also points to its relatively modest endowment: $308 million.
"We are unfortunately not a school with an endowment that starts with a B," said Christopher Lydon, vice president for enrollment management and marketing at Catholic University.
Notre Dame, Boston College, and Georgetown 2014 all Catholic schools with endowments worth more than a billion dollars 2014 offer more generous financial aid to their poorest students.
But like Catholic University, the schools don't enroll many of them. The percentage of students who receive Pell grants 2014 federal grants for students whose families typically earn under $30,000 2014 is less than 14 percent at each of the schools. Nonprofit four-year colleges on average have around 40 percent Pell grant recipients.
The wealthier Catholic universities say that they are working hard to enroll more low-income students. Georgetown and Boston College have need-blind admissions and guarantee to meet the full needs of students through financial aid.
Notre Dame, which has an $8 billion endowment, recently announced a $20 million fund to cover college expenses for low-income students. The school also has begun to enroll undocumented students and give them funds to match Pell grants, for which they are ineligible.
"Notre Dame is devoting considerable resources to attracting and, as importantly, supporting students from low socioeconomic households," said the school's spokesman, Dennis K. Brown.
Some Catholic universities with modest resources stand out for serving the poor.
Just down the road from Catholic University sits Trinity Washington, which has some well-known graduates, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi. The women's university has a tiny $11 million endowment. But nearly 65 percent of its students receive Pell grants. The poorest students graduate with on average $16,000 of debt from federal loans.
Trinity Washington's president, Patricia McGuire, believes that other Catholic schools should follow a similar path.
"There's a whole group of schools that want to be in the Ivy Leagues and want to be considered prestigious, and then there's the rest of us who believe education is not about competition," said McGuire. "Every institution needs to examine its own conscience about whether it could do more for students on the margins."
Anthony Carnevale, a professor at Georgetown and the director of the university's Center on Education and the Workforce, says the lack of low-income students is being driven by college ratings and competition for high-performing applicants.
"Christianity, let alone Catholicism, is supposed to be about taking care of each other and throwing the money changers out of the temple, but Jesus didn't have to run a college," said Carnevale. "The only way for colleges to survive is to become more and more selective, and in this country, it means whiter and wealthier."
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A body was found in a Camden County lake late Tuesday afternoon.
Crews discovered the body inside the Newton Lake near the unit block of the Whitehorse Pike in Oaklyn. Officials have not yet revealed the victim’s identity or a cause of death. They continue to investigate.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
In a Philadelphia courtroom on Tuesday morning, anticipation of Pope Francis' visit to the city brought a shining ray of hope to an unlikely place.
Cathy, a middle-aged woman with short, wavy brown hair, sat in the defendant's chair looking out of place. In her long, green dress, she listened intently as the judge explained that she'll have to stay in jail on prostitution charges for the foreseeable future, until a recovery bed opens for her.
But for Cathy -- and for several other women jailed in the City of Brotherly Love on the same charges -- there's a silver lining.
"She may be able to see the Pope," Mary DeFusco, Cathy's public defender, exclaimed in the courtroom. DeFusco and other attorneys in Philadelphia's Defender Association have worked with dozens of women like Cathy in the city's Project Dawn Court, a problem-solving court established in 2010 to help women out of the repetitive cycle of sexual exploitation, addiction and incarceration.
As part of his stay in Philadelphia this weekend, Pope Francis will make a special visit to men and women at a city jail. DeFusco was among those who were instrumental in gathering a list of women -- many of whom she says, like Cathy, are jailed on prostitution charges despite being victims of sexual exploitation -- who may get the chance to greet the Pontiff. Pope Francis has made human trafficking, including sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, a cornerstone issue of his papacy.
At an April 2014 Combating Human Trafficking Conference at the Vatican, Pope Francis called trafficking "an open wound on the body of contemporary society" and a "crime against humanity."
For women like Cathy, DeFusco said a visit from the Pope is particularly significant -- especially in Pennsylvania, one of only a few states that still imposes what she calls "draconian" penalties on sexually exploited women who are arrested for prostitution.
"When you talk to the public at large, no one wants these women to go to jail. The system fails them," DeFusco said on Tuesday. "When they succeed, they succeed against the odds."
Pennsylvania's statute provides for up to five years behind bars for repeat prostitution convictions, despite a new state law that went into effect last year aimed at increasing protection for victims of sex trafficking. In comparison, New York's maximum penalty for prostitution -- regardless of repeat offenses -- is up to three months in jail, DeFusco pointed out after a woman from New York arrested in Philadelphia for prostitution faced a hearing on Tuesday.
"I think it's really cool that the Pope is seeing people in jail, and that he's actually seeing women," DeFusco said. "Of those women, lots are charged with prostitution, because unfortunately, many women are jailed for prostitution in Philadelphia."
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Back in the courtroom, Judge Marsha H. Neifield, who presides over Philadelphia's Project Dawn Court, smiled at Cathy from the bench as about a dozen other women waiting in the gallery for their own hearings erupted with excitement at the news that Cathy may meet Pope Francis this weekend.
"Unfortunately, it's a delayed process," Neifield said, referring to the time it's taking to get Cathy a spot at a recovery house. "But maybe you'll get something out of it, you'll get to see the Pope."
"My aunt wants me to tell him she loves him so much," Cathy, whose last name is being withheld due to the nature of her case, told the judge. DeFusco said Cathy is one of more than a dozen women on the special list of those selected to potentially meet Pope Francis on Sunday morning. The women will learn this weekend who will meet the Pontiff.
In Pope Francis' encyclical released earlier this year, he again addressed human trafficking, writing, "A sense of deep communion with the rest of nature cannot be real if our hearts lack tenderness, compassion and concern for our fellow human beings. It is clearly inconsistent to combat trafficking in endangered species while remaining completely indifferent to human trafficking, unconcerned about the poor, or undertaking to destroy another human being deemed unwanted."
DeFusco, a public defender for more than three decades, said she is hopeful that Pope Francis meeting with the women will bring new light to the issue of the legal system re-victimizing exploited women.
She said a number of women jailed on prostitution charges in Philadelphia also happen to be Catholic.
Another woman in Project Dawn Court on Tuesday, Helen, smiled brightly when she learned that some women she knows who are currently in city jails may have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet Pope Francis. A Project Dawn participant for two years, Helen, 39, is all too familiar with the cycle of prostitution arrests, jail and court.
"I think it's wonderful and amazing," she said after her hearing as her long, black ponytail spilled over her shoulders. "Really. Who does that? Who takes the time?
"I'm glad I'm not in jail, but it's good she's getting to see him," she continued, referring to one of her friends in the court who is incarcerated and is on the Pope visit list.
Ann Marie Jones also knows firsthand the vicious cycle of sexual exploitation. Now a peer specialist at Dawn's Place, a residential program in Philadelphia for trafficked women, Jones spent more than a decade on the streets, addicted to drugs and trapped by a man who beat her and forced her into prostitution.
"I think that's a great thing ... I think that the women really need to hear what [Pope Francis] has to say," Jones said.
Jones was arrested for prostitution 51 times in 13 years before she finally got the help she needed and got her life back on track. She said she is thrilled to hear that women who have been trafficked may get the opportunity to hear firsthand from someone like Pope Francis.
"He's such a humble man and doesn't judge any of them," Jones said. "They would get a lot of hope from him."
Pope Francis is coming to town and that means traffic troubles and potential headaches for motorists not just in Philadelphia but in South Jersey, Delaware and the suburbs.
The biggest closures for the Pope’s visit center around interstates and the Ben Franklin Bridge:
CLOSED 10 p.m. Thursday to (sometime) Monday morning: Vine Street Expressway (I-676) exits to 23rd Street/Ben Franklin Parkway, Broad Street and 8th Street will be closed.
ALTERNATE ROUTES: At this point, I-95 and I-76 will remain open so plan on using exits from those roads or sticking to surface streets instead.
CLOSED 10 a.m. Friday to (sometime) Monday morning: City Avenue (U.S. Route 1) from Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Route 30) to Belmont Avenue.
ALTERNATE ROUTES: In the city, Woodbine and Overbrook avenues run parallel to City Ave. On the suburban side, Bowman and Montgomery avenues as well as Remington Road could be used to get where you’re going.
CLOSED 10 p.m. Friday to (sometime) Monday morning: The Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) eastbound from the Blue Route (I-476) to I-95 and westbound from I-95 to U.S. Route 1.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: With the access points to the city along both Kelly and Martin Luther King drives also closed, roads such as Ridge Pike, Cobbs Creek Parkway, Route 23, Henry Avenue and other surface roads can be used to get in and out of the city but expect serious delays and other possible traffic closures once you approach the traffic box.
CLOSED 10 p.m. Friday to (sometime) Monday morning: Vine Street Expressway (I-676) in both directions between I-76 and I-95 in Pennsylvania.
ALTERNATE ROUTES: If you are within the traffic box, roads like Pine and Spruce streets could be used to get across town. I-95 could be your best bet however since it’s a highway and will allow cars to pass throughout the visit.
CLOSED 10 p.m. Friday to (sometime) Monday morning: I-95 exits to Callowhill Street, I-676, Washington Avenue and Broad Street. (Buses only will be allowed to access the South Philly exits)
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES: The areas served by these exits (with the exception of Broad Street) are in the restricted driving area during the Pope visit so unless you can leave your car inside that area, don’t plan on getting into it.
CLOSED 10 p.m. Friday to noon Monday: Cars won’t be allowed on the Ben Franklin Bridge. Pedestrians will be able to walk across the span from Camden to Philadelphia.
ALTERNATE ROUTES: The Betsy Ross and Walt Whitman bridges will remain open to vehicles.
Closures will also be in effect other parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware:
CLOSED 12:01 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday: Areas near SEPTA’s 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby.
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CLOSED ROADS: West Chester Pike/Market Street from Victory Avenue to Powell Lane; Garrett Road from Chestnut Street to Market Street; 69th Street Boulevard from Market Street to Ludlow Street; Victory from State Road to West Chester Pike/Market Street; Keystone Avenue from West Chester Pike to Victory Avenue; Kent Road from Ludlow Street to Market Street; Overhill Road from Chestnut Street to Market Street; and Wellington Road from Chestnut Street to Market Street
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Upper Darby Township set up drop-off and pick-up areas along Market and Garrett roads as well as West Chester Pike.
CLOSED Friday to Monday: Area around Wilmington Amtrak Station -- Rosa Parks Drive, S French Street and Water Street (partial).
ALTERNATE ROUTES: DelDOT plans to keep ramps from I-95 and other roads open. Best bet is to avoid the train station area unless you plan on taking the train.
CLOSED 10 p.m. Friday to noon Monday: Admiral Wilson Boulevard (U.S. Route 30) from U.S. Route 130 (Airport Circle) to the Ben Franklin Bridge and I-676 from Morgan Street to the bridge.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Route 42 to the Walt Whitman Bridge can be used instead. Motorists are being allowed to park in Camden at a cost so expect surface streets in the city to remain open with police directing traffic like they would during a concert at the waterfront.
Don’t expect getting into Center City or University City during the papal visit. Here is the full list and map (care of the city) of which roads will be closed.
CLOSED 8 a.m. Friday to (sometime) Monday: All Authorized Vehicle Routes in Philadelphia.
In Center City, Old City, Rittenhouse, Fairmount and surrounding neighborhoods:
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In University City:
The Secure Vehicle Perimeter around areas (Ben Franklin Parkway and Independence Hall) where Pope Francis will appear goes into effect starting Thursday night. Click here for details.
Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia this weekend for a historic visit that will include public speeches and the celebration of Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. With his arrival comes unprecedented security coverage that includes the virtual closure of the city's core, major interstates and more.
Here's how the closures will affect you day-by-day:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Where's the Pope: Travels to Washington D.C. from Cuba — Arrives at 4 p.m.
What's happening in Philly: The World Meeting of Families conference begins and a new round of parking restrictions go into effect around Independence Mall.
Parking Restrictions: "No Parking" zones expand east at 6 p.m. from 12th Street to 3rd in Market East, Old City, and Independence Mall. (Here's a map) Vehicles will be towed from the area if an extended parking placard isn't displayed.
This expansion makes street parking in Center City — without a special placard — virtually impossible. Garages should remain open during this time. More on parking here.
Public Transit: Operating normally
Where can I go?: You should still be able to navigate the city — with the exception of the area around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway where preps are underway for the outdoor events.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Where's the Pope: Washington, D.C. -- Meeting with President Obama, Canonizing a saint at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
What's happening in Philly: Parking is banned on streets in Center City and University City deemed emergency routes for the visit.
Parking Restrictions: Starting at 9 a.m., vehicles parked on emergency routes must be moved or they will be towed. Like all parking restrictions, they will remain in effect until Monday. Here's a map, and below is a list.
In Center City:
In University City:
Public Transit: Operating normally
Where can I go?: Most of the restrictions are still limited to parking on streets, so you should still be able to traverse the area without issue — though there will probably be traffic congestion around the event locations.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Where's the Pope: Washington, D.C. -- Addressing U.S. Congress and visiting Catholic Charities; Departing for New York City where he'll say evening prayers at St. Patrick's Cathedral
What's happening in Philly: By Thursday night, street closures begin to amp up. The first secure perimeters and true restrictions go into effect around the Parkway and City Hall.
STARTING AT 10 P.M.
Only people who live and work along the Parkway and around Logan Square will be allowed into that area. Security screenings will be in effect. Street parking is no longer allowed.
This zone starts at City Hall and zigzags up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The first secure vehicle perimeter goes into effect as well. Street parking will be prohibited.
Parking Restrictions: Residents who purchased street parking placards for this week must either move their vehicles into city-owned garages or out of the area.
Public Transit: Trains will operate normally through 10 p.m., but bus routes that typically travel through the secure zone will be truncated or detoured.
At 10 p.m., SEPTA will close four Center City stations offering Regional Rail and subway service. They are:
Where can I go?: You will still be able to travel through most of the area with the exception of the secure perimeter around the Parkway.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Where's the Pope: New York City — Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, visiting the Sept. 11 memorial, a Catholic school, procession through Central Park and celebrating Mass at Madison Square Garden
What's happening in Philly: The public will be permitted into the secure perimeter, roads will be closed and by the evening, the traffic box will go into effect. The major interstates and Ben Franklin Bridge will also shut down.
STARTING AT 6 A.M.
People will be able to enter the security perimeter from 20th Street to 12th Street after being swept by security personnel. This will include going through a medal detector.
Areas to the west of 20th Street will remain closed through Saturday.
STARTING AT 8 A.M.
Traffic on Authorized Vehicle Routes (the ones cleared of parking earlier in the week) will be barred for public use.
STARTING AT 6 P.M.
The traffic box is activated in Center City. It stretches from Girard Avenue/Ridge Avenue and Spring Garden Street in the north to South Street in the south and river to river east and west.
No vehicles will be allowed to enter the traffic box. Vehicles already inside this zone can travel around and may leave, but cannot re-enter until Monday. Drivers will be restricted from entering secure areas near City Hall and the Parkway. (There's a map below for you to see these areas.)
STARTING AT 10 P.M.
The University City traffic box goes into effect. It is bounded to the west by 34th Street, Powelton to the north, University to the south and the Schuylkill River on the eastern side. The same vehicle restrictions apply.
A new, second secure perimeter begins around Independence Mall. Again, only people living or working in this area will be allowed inside.
The secure vehicle perimeter will also extend from 12th Street to 3rd Street. This means there will be no street parking allowed in that area.
The Benjamin Franklin Bridge will shut down at 10 p.m. and be closed overnight for conversion into a pedestrian bridge.
Highways will also close at this time. They are:
Several ramps along I-95 will also be closed to prevent traffic from coming into Center City. They are:
Public Transit: SEPTA stations in Center City closed Thursday night will remain shut down. All Regional Rail lines will operate on a Saturday schedule.
Where can I go?: You'll have to rely on pedal power or your two feet to get around inside Center City and University City because driving — even if you have a car inside the traffic box — is going to be tough.
Driving to the city on highways will become very difficult at this point. You'll be free to move around South and North Philadelphia and other neighborhoods, but expect delays the closer you get to the traffic box.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Where's the Pope: Philadelphia — He'll travel to the city in the morning, celebrate Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, deliver a speech at Independence Mall and take part in the Festival of Families on the Parkway.
What's happening in Philly: Pope Francis will be moving around the city for the first day of papal events. Secure zones will be opened to the public and screenings will begin early in the morning.
STARTING AT 2 A.M.
Taxis will no longer be permitted to travel into and out of the traffic box.
STARTING AT 5:30 A.M.
SEPTA will convert rail service to special papal event service only. Bus service outside of the security zone will continue to operate.
STARTING AT 6 A.M.
Security screenings will begin at both secure sites — along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and at Independence Mall.
U.S. 1 (City Avenue) will close from U.S. 30 (Lancaster Avenue) around St. Charles Borromeo Seminary to Belmont Avenue.
AT 9:30 A.M.
Pope Francis arrives at Atlantic Aviation inside Philadelphia International Airport. He will then travel to Center City for his first event.
AT 10:30 A.M.
The pope will celebrate Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul at Logan Square.
AT 4:45 P.M.
Pope Francis will travel in the Popemobile through Center City to Independence Mall where he will deliver remarks.
STARING AT 6 P.M.
Security screening will end at Independence Mall. The area will be reopened to the public, but vehicle restrictions will remain in place.
AT 7:30 P.M.
The pontiff will arrive at the Festival of Families — the outdoor concert featuring major musical acts — on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. At least 500,000 people are expected to attend.
AROUND 10 P.M.
The Festival of Families will end. Event attendees will make their way back to hotels and flood SEPTA stations.
Public Transit: Only passengers who purchased special papal passes will be permitted to ride Regional Rail. The regional rail passes have designated times for use.
The Market-Frankford El and Broad Street Subway will operate with enhanced service. Only certain stations will be open. Overnight OWL service will not be offered.
Bus routes outside of the traffic box will remain unaffected. Routes that travel through the box may be truncated.
Where can I go?: If you aren't planning to attend a papal event, then avoid the area. Should the expected number of attendees arrive, moving about downtown — even on foot — could be difficult. Areas outside the traffic box should be fine, but with highways closed, expect delays.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Where's the Pope: Philadelphia — Highlights will include a visit to the city's jail and the celebration of Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
What's happening in Philly: The city is bracing for an influx of 1 million people hoping to take part in the celebration of Mass by Pope Francis.
STARTING AT 5:30 A.M.
Special SEPTA regional rail service begins running for the day.
STARTING AT 6 A.M.
Security screenings will begin on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
AT 11 A.M.
Pope Francis will leave St. Charles Borromeo for Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia to meet with inmates.
AT 4 P.M.
Pope Francis will travel in the Popemobile down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. He will then celebrate Mass from a stage and altar in Eakin's Oval. The Parkway is only expected to hold a few hundred thousand people. Others will spill down side streets and through the city's core.
AROUND 6:30 P.M.
Mass attendees will begin to depart the Parkway area. Public transit stations and main walking routes will again be flooded with people heading home or to their hotels.
AT 7 P.M.
Pope Francis will arrive at a VIP reception inside Atlantic Aviation at the airport.
AT 8 P.M.
Pope Francis will depart for Rome.
Public Transit: Only passengers who purchased special papal passes will be permitted to ride Regional Rail. The regional rail passes have designated times for use.
The Market-Frankford El and Broad Street Subway will operate with enhanced service. Only certain stations will be open. Overnight OWL service will not be offered.
Bus routes outside of the traffic box will remain unaffected. Routes that travel through the box may be truncated.
Where can I go?: Just like Saturday, traveling through Center City will be difficult. Events will wrap up earlier than Saturday, but more visitors could be downtown extending travel times.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Where's the Pope: En-route to The Vatican
What's happening in Philly: The cleanup is underway! Travel restrictions will be lifted as the overnight progresses.
STARTING AT 3 A.M.
Taxi service into and out of the traffic box will resume.
BY THE MORNING
Highways will reopen
Public transit will start resuming normal operations. Though SEPTA's regional rail lines will be operating on a Saturday schedule.
The traffic box and parking restrictions will be lifted, but the removal of barriers and fencing will continue in areas where papal events have taken place.
