Pope Francis Holds a Mass at Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Paul in Philadelphia Saturday Sep 26,2015

Pope Francis is the second pope to visit Philadelphia. Pope John Paul II spoke at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in 1979

Pope Francis arrives at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

 

 

Pope Francis celebrates mass at Philadelphia's main Catholic cathedral in front of approximately 1,600 people

 

People at Independence Hall watched a video feed of Pope Francis celebrating mass at Philadelphia's main Catholic cathedral on Saturday

 A crowd held up 'Pope Emoji' signs while they waited for Pope Francis to arrive at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

Members of the choir entered Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia prior to the arrival of Pope Francis on Saturday

Pope Francis blessed a girl in a wheelchair after celebrating Mass at Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Paul in Philadelphia