pope francis is at it again. that's what a lot of catholics may have been thinking when he said he would not close the doors to divorced couples. he added that they are not extracommunicated and should not be treated that way. for some, it's about timing. the comments coming ahead. a country where 28% of catholics have been divorced. al jazeera's paul beban takes is closer look. >> reporter: in his latest weakly address, pope francis called on the church to be more understanding, and to welcome them to church with open arms. >> lately we have seen the growth, the awareness of the fact. love and truth. they have establish bd a new relationship after the failure of the marriage. to all effects these people are not excommunicated. they must not be treated as such. they belong to the church. traditional catholic doctrine prevented them receiving communion unless the marriage is annulled. it's the latest in a string of remarks. raising questions among the faithful. speaking at a conference of mayors and governors, he

our exclusive visit with pope francis before his historic trip to america. tonight his message for americans back home before he arrives. and a first for american television, pope allowing us to connect to cities across the united states. he took questions and listened to stories of hardship, and what no one was expecting, the pope at times in english. and a surprise question for one american teen. >>> also tonight, the dangerous heat wave from chicago to new york, just as millions of school children head back to class, and the massive flooding along the coast tonight. >>> ambushed. new information the suspect charged with killing a sheriff's deputy in cold blood. we now learn he allegedly fired 15 shots. prosecutors, what they're now revealing. >>> the dangerous game, the fan plunging from the upper deck in front of thousands of people, the doctor who witnessed it all. >>> good evening tonight from the vatican where today we witnessed something truly historic here. we were allowed inside the walls of the vatican to spend time with pope francis on the eve of

no money to project home from the francis fund. it's all for other organizations to lift them up at this time. >> now your prayer is pope francis comes to visit project home. >> we would love that. but we're so happy he's coming to philadelphia and the prison. that's a wonderful thing. >> that's for joining us. >> thank you. take care. >> they'll be at three different locations across the city until about 1:00 this afternoon. a huge event is coming up september 10th. we'll have more on that for you in the coming weeks. live now from center city, monique braxton, "nbc10 news." >> thanks for that. >>> like everybody else coming to town for the papal visit, pope francis will need a place to stay. so, who's hosting the holy father? like one of his pretty ses e pr he'll stay at a seminary in montgomery county. tracy davidson shows us how they're getting ready for a house guest like no one ever. >> imagine how people are feeling when pope francis is coming to stay? that's how they're feeling at st. charles seminary. it belies the excitem

the funeral procession for deputy carlos francies began yesterday in sacramento where he lived. the 30-year-old was paddle boarding on lake tahoe last week when a friend was struggling in the water. francies went after him and drowned. >> carlos was an honorable man working in an honorable profession as a deputy sheriff, and he died honorably doing exactly what he swore an oath to do, to care for the safety of others. >> and francies worked for the sheriff's department for four years. most recently, at the martinez detention facility. >>> 4:41. overtaxed for years, that's the realization for more than 200 low-income families. now santa clara county will have to repay each and every one of them. kpix 5's christian hartnett tells us just how much the county will have to fork over. >> reporter: for families in the los arroyos community, it seems like a bad dream. >> it couldn't be possible.

francis day. i married a beautiful woman francis. our daughter is age low. >> new digs a sonnies expect when pope francis arrived in philadelphia. life and work, mylow guide by a higher power. >> this really was, a gift and i have to find a way to share it with the world. >> and his five piece collection entitled faces of francis will actually be on exhibit during the world meeting of families, congress, and this runs from september 22nd through the the 25th. we are reporting live from center city this morning, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> so captures pope francis what a beautiful painting, thank you. >>> with the pope coming to town cell phone companies are trying to make sure supply meets demand. at&t and verizon have invested 45 million-dollar to add cell services infrastructure along ben franklin parkway. each company says the upgrades will quadruple capacity. at&t is also bringing in what they call cows, short for cell on wheels, cow, they will handle some increased traffic. some of the infrastructure boosting cap

carlos francies was off duty at the time. he was with his girlfriend, his sister and his sister's friend in south lake tahoe yesterday afternoon. carg to the -- according to the lake tahoe police department all four went out into the lake, carlos francies and his girlfriend were on paddle boards. investigators say carlos francies saw his sister fall into the lake and that is when her friend went in after her. carlos francies thought the man was drowning so he went into help. he had trouble swimming on his own. his girlfriend tried to throw a life jacket to him but the winds were so strong, 40 miles per hour at times. it didn't reach him. his girlfriend went into the lake to help but carlos francies was already sinking and unconscious. he was pronounced dead later. those who knew him describe him as a guy always willing to help. >> i am not surprised of his actions. he was a great deputy. loved by everybody. >> i think anything like this we are -- when someone does something to help another human being, and tragedy strikes and

it launched what it is called the 40 days of francis campaign. the bishop ken is sullivan stress that he is poverty in, south jersey extend beyond city of camden. cumberland county is to particularly hard hit. diocese will now organize food drives, fundraisers and open houses, at its eight charity centers offering social services. >>> remember jim will be in argentina all this week reporting live at 6:00 and 11:00 bringing us more story from pope francis's hometown. >>> still to come on "action news" latest on that deadly blast in the popular tourist destination in thailand and what the government there says the bomber was trying to do. >>> plus if you heard the song for once in your life you could go to a free stevey wonder concert, you would be very superstitious. we will explain why he performed outside philadelphia city hall. the fans were overjoyed. >>> i'm sharrie williams. a newtown family is overjoyed after a family treasure makes its way home after seven decade. the story of his military prayer missal coming up. >>> well, temperatures cl

--o enjoy that about francis about pope francis, how accessible he is. suzanne: the number of priests in the usa sharking. according to georgetown university, there are 33% less priests than in 1975. >> hopefully what he is able to do is really inspire people to just live out their catholic faith. i think once that happens, that naturally opens the door as people are growing in faith to ask themselves what god is asking from me. accepts his new role with humility and joy in his heart. he says the papal visit is a blessing and a milestone. kellye: francis arrive september 22. his schedule begins the next they with a ceremony at the white house. the pope will also visit philadelphia and new york city. the u.s. supreme court can continue to ban tests immediately in front of the court. they say it does not violate testers constitutional law right -- does not violate protesters constitutional right to free speech. coming up, some remembrances of hurricane katrina. how local survivors are hoping -- coping 10 years after the storm for stop how much is your comm

-- and it is choseicant that francis the name francis, the first pope in history to choose that as his minister tow we plants and animals and saw them as brothers and sisters. there you have indigenous cosmology that sees all of our creation. while i was at the vatican, i did before and afterwards talk to different theologians about whether there is any precedent for a pope using this language of mother earth so prominently and no one could think of a single example of this. i think what is significant about it -- it is very much a rebuke to the worldview that humans have been put on earth to dominate and subjugate nature. that is clear in the encyclical and a major theme in the encyclical is the theme of interdependence. you also played the clip where francis talked about natural resources as being something everybody has a right to and this is a challenge to a basic principle of private property under capitalism -- if you buy it, it is yours to do with whatever you want and that is common in the encyclicals, that the atmosphere is common, water is a right, and i do think you can see

-- and it is significant that francis chose the name francis, the first pope in history to choose that as his name, but how we minister to plants and animals and saw them as brothers and sisters. there you have indigenous cosmology that sees all of our creation. while i was at the vatican, i did before and afterwards talk to different theologians about whether there is any precedent for a pope using this language of mother earth so prominently and no one could think of a single example of this. i think what is significant about it -- it is very much a rebuke to the worldview that humans have been put on earth to dominate and subjugate nature. that is clear in the encyclical and a major theme in the encyclical is the theme of interdependence. you also played the clip where francis talked about natural resources as being something everybody has a right to and this is a challenge to a basic principle of private property under capitalism -- if you buy it, it is yours to do with whatever you want and that is common in the encyclicals, that the atmosphere is common, water is a right and i do

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francis gets all the scores after every game but has not attended a game since becoming archbishop in 1998, sorry pope francis we got you there, this was game day at pedro located at the edge of one of the city's slums. the fans were excited about this game. from a small town north of buenos aires. and these fans are confident, why wouldn't they be, they have the pope on their side. >> the pope is francisco, we won the cup and the championship, so i think that the pope is involved in all of that. >> you and the pope have one thing in common and that is that you both love san lauren stow. >> i am jewish myself, but the pope has always been a good friend, both of san lorenzo and the jewish people and we love him. >> i am a great fan of san lorenzo -- but the name of the pope is important. it's now parts of all the world. it's a great team from around the world. >> there are thousands of soccer teams throughout the world and tens of millions of fans but only these fans know that they are rooting for the pope's team and they know it and they love it. >> and we may have the phanatic in swo

connect with us on facebook, twit error at cbs philly.com. >>> it was pope francis's being felt even among his new priestly recruits. after years of will challenges, philadelphia seminary is seeing unprecedented growth in young men studying for the priesthood. as pat ciarrocchi reports this news comes as francis approaches their doorstep. >> reporter: the sign at the doorway of saint charles seminary, read, welcome new men. >> it is cool to be new man on campus. >> reporter: this year 22-year old joseph jackobean isn't taking those first steps alone a lot more men are entering the seminary. >> reporter: prayer answered for bishop timothy senior at a news conference today. >> this year we are welcoming 20 new men. this is a three fold increase over last year. >> reporter: the highest number here in more than a decade. add to that, 30 new men from partner diocese, and pope francis staying here is more than a banner year at saint charles. >> to see the holy father up close and personal, not on a tv screen or in a photo will be something incredible. >> reporter: midday on saturday of the

nbc 10 had a firsthand look at pope francis's life in argentina before he was pope francis, how it shaped his papacy. join us for "the people's pope" tomorrow at 7:00 only on nbc 10. >>> just in time for that historic visit in philadelphia, a new class of seminarians will arrive on campus to start what should be a memorable academic year to say the least. pope francis will visit the saint charles borromeo seminary and will actually be spending the night there overnight that weekend. 4:18 now. happening today, the developers of a new casino hotel in south philadelphia will unveil their master plan to the city planning commission. the live hotel and casino will be built on the side of the holiday inn. the project costs $400 million. it will feature 2,000 slot machines and 125 gaming tables. the hotel will also have 220 rooms, 6 restaurants and a rooftop music venue. live is expected to employ more than 1,200 workers and generate another 3,000 construction jobs. >>> also today, the planning commission in the city will consider a new apartment building in old city. this is what an artist says

those are two of the pillars of francis' papacy and two of the reasons francis is seen as bringing a new culture to the vatican. bergoglio's parents moved to a new neighborhood not far away, a neighborhood of cobblestones and quiet streets. this is the church where he received his first communion and this was his new house where his siblings would be born. >> this was where bergoglio and his buddies played soccer all day when they were six, seven, 89 years old. now it's a park for children near bergoglio's house. this was the house two doors down where at 13 he would fall in love with amalia delmon at any. he wrote her a letter saying if he didn't become a priest he would marry her. she died last january but we talked to her grandson marios. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: he confirmed that his grandmother's father ripped up that letter from young jorge down the block but he said his grandmother always described her friendship with bergoglio as beautiful and pure. jorge's mother and father wanted their son to be a doctor and he didn't tell them about his increasing interest

it will be addressed specifically to pope francis. it's a prayer but it's a little bit like a latin version of "for he's a jolly good fellow," that kind of thing. ♪ >> bishop senior sang that song as a seminarian himself in 1979 when saint charles welcomed another vip. >> october 3rd, 1979, pope st. john paul ii came to saint charles borromeo seminary after having celebrated mass on logan circle. >> reporter: pope francis will arrive at a papal mass at cathedral basilica of saints peter & paul. we do know of a food request. >> he generally likes not the food be served but he would go to a buffet and take what he wants. >> on sunday, the pope will likely walk this hall of archdiocese history. to the altar in st. martin's chapel to where he'll address hundreds of bishops around the world. knowing what he experienced in 1979, bishop senior knows it will be a life highlight for all those who will be here. >> it was an incredible night, one that we certainly as seminarians and anyone who was there that evening will never forget. >> theÃ

now imagine the person is pope francis. that's how they're feeling at saint charles borromeo seminary in wynnewood. the solitude of saint charles borromeo seminary belies the excitement building among the future priests who will soon be back in these halls. >> we love the holy father. we're so excited by his leadership. >> reporter: pope francis will come to the seminary on september 26th. rector and auxiliary bishop says the hope is 130 seminarians will welcome pope francis with the kind of anthem. >> sing it three times. it's in latin. it will be addressed specifically to pope francis. it's a prayer but it's a little bit like a latin version of "for he's a jolly good fellow," that kind of thing. ♪ >> bishop senior sang that song as a seminarian himself in 1979 when saint charles welcomed another vip. >> october 3rd, 1979, pope st. john paul ii came to saint charles borromeo seminary after having celebrated mass on logan circle. >> reporter: pope francis will arrive at a papal mass at cathedral basilica of saints peter &

. >>> straight ahead, an update on special papal passes when pope francis comes to town. a pair of legal marching bands gets the chance of a lifetime to perform for the pontiff. "eyewitness news" was there when they gat the news. >> he said been a pleasant weekend, gets ready for work week showers and storms. i'll break down the details coming out. >>> the eagles honor the military at training camp. . >>> welcome back a bus driver in madison wisconsin being hailed a hero for saving the life of a toddler wandered out into the street. driving his regular route thursday when he saw the little girl in the street. he immediately stopped the bus. got out, picked up the one-year-old after he found her father, driver who prides himself on punctual at his got back on the bus and did something unexpected. >> i apologize for the delay. i don't know why i did that, but i did, and nobody said anything. >> well, the question is, how did the child get into the street? the father told the driver he fell asleep and she wandered out of the house. >>> as pope francis's philadelphia visit dr

. >> reporter: mercy, pope francis speaks a lot about mercy, and now students at mercy vocational high school are opening a door to mercy, too. >> the pope on the stage in the united states, inside philadelphia, city that he loves. >> reporter: doorway to francis call for morsi is through ten the foot tall, 4-foot wide, white cross, designed and shaped by the carpetry students at mercy vocational. >> this cross will be the center piece, for the the world meeting of families, youth congress. >> reporter: the student and their partner teachers, opened their shop to the media to open and up veil the mercy prayer cross. the its curbed shape and its cross, within a cross, symbolizing a call to embrace those in need, with a merciful heart. >> we had research like the material that we had to use, we had to find that was durable to be able to have my

it is tempting to wonder how pope francis will react. of course no one should or would presume to know. five words make it especially difficult to rush to a conclusion. because we can hear him say, who am i to judge? lgbt groups have been seeking a meeting with the pope when he is in the united states and organizers said this to the new york times. gay catholics want him to acknowledge their rejection by the church and to welcome them as full members with equal access to the sacraments like baptism and marriage. for the pope and vatican, this is an issue that won't go away. i'm jim gardner in buenos aires. >> and our coverage of the pope's upcoming visit along with jim's reports from argentina can be found at 6abc.com/pope. we also have the information you need to know including maps of the highway closures and security zones for the pope's visit next month. >>> and still to come on "action news" tonight, we've got the latest on the flyer that sparked -- fire that sparked at a delaware refinery sending smoke in the air that could be seen

to not just watch from a far but to participate in the pope francis visit. >> we are renew jerseying the center city area from south street to girard avenue and delaware river to 38th street, as the the francis festival grounds. >> reporter: renaming, of the traffic box. that frame for extensive road closures in center city. add to that closures of the major highways and ben franklin bridge, and warnings of walking for miles to pope francis events, anxieties among residents and businesses have run high. the mayor, tried to turn the narrative. >> it is meant to be joyful. today's focus is on cultivating some of that joy, engagement a and pride report report mayor nutter and world meeting leadership set out shop on it side jack's firehouse in the fairmount neighborhood proclaiming jack's and other businesses will be opened papal weekend. with the food delivery plan work out so will reading terminal market. >> we will be able to talk about both, deliveries, for all businesses, in the traffic box, as well as, commercial trash pick up. >> reporter: in 1979 when pope john paul, ii visited

. >>> i'm francis rivera. we begin with developing news and what authorities describe as the execution style mulder of a houston deputy sheriff. the suspect briefly appeared in court this morning. he was appointed two attorneys and did not enter a plea. and here's what we've learned so farp. the prosecutor said 30-year-old shannon miles shot darren goforth 15 times. and that a gun at miles' home matched the bullet casings found at the scene. miles is being held without bond. watch this exchange the judge had with the suspect just before she sent him away. >> do you understand that? >> uh-huh. >> yes, ma'am. >> do you have any questions? >> no. no. >> okay. you can take him back. >> burning questions remine on why deputy goforth, a father of two, was gunned down. the county sheriff says he was targeted simply because of his uniform. >>> msnbc is live in houston, joins me now. jamie, still no suggestion of any motive? >> no, no suggestion yet, of any motive, francis. as you said, shannon miles was briefly in cou

excitement is building we are 30 days away from the arrival of the pope francis here in philadelphia and preparations as you can imagine are being in full swing. the bulk of the planning is complete, the city of philadelphia wants the community to get pumped up for the papal visit. on wednesday mayor michael nutter unveiled a new campaign call i'll be there. starting on monday officials will distribute open in phl buttons and kits to business as cross the city. kits will include information about how businesses can get involved and engage visitors during the papal events. officials say they are also planning fun activities, all over what will be called the franchise festival grounds. >> we want you to know you can still be part of this event. there will be 40 jumbo trons strategically place add cross the francis festival ground, 40 jumbo trons where you can see everything that is happening. >> mayor nutter announced reading terminal market, jack's firehouse in fair mount and other businesses will remain opened during the papal visit. >>> some choirs from across the the area that will

. >>> straight ahead, an update on special papal passes when pope francis comes to town. a pair of legal marching bands gets the chance of a lifetime to perform for the pontiff. "eyewitness news" was there when they gat the news. >> he said been a pleasant weekend, gets ready for work week showers and storms. i'll break down the details coming out. >>> the eagles honor the military at training camp. lesley . >>> welcome back a bus driver in madison wisconsin being hailed a hero for saving the life of a toddler wandered out into the street. driving his regular route thursday when he saw the little girl in the street. he immediately stopped the bus. got out, picked up the one-year-old after he found her father, driver who prides himself on punctual at his got back on the bus and did something unexpected. >> i apologize for the delay. i don't know why i did that, but i did, and nobody said anything. >> well, the question is, how did the child get into the street? the father told the driver he fell asleep and she wandered out of the house. >>> as pope francis's philadelphia v

. >>> deputy francis sacrificed his life. >> a deputy drowned trying to help a friend on lake tahoe. good afternoon, i'm anne makovec. frank and maria are off today. kpix 5 reporter lisa chan live in martinez where emotions are running high. >> reporter: the contra costa county sheriff's department just held a news conference and they said that they are devastated by the loss of one of their own. yesterday carlos francis spent the afternoon with his friends on el dorado beach in south lake tahoe. all four why in the lake more than 100 yards offshore when his sister fell off the kayak. a friend helped her back to the kayak. as the friend swam back to his kayak, deputy franceies thought his friend was drowning. he jumped into the water to help the friend when his body went into shock and he drowned. ♪[ music ] >> the mood, um, around this agency we're all devastated. we have lost one of our family members. he was well liked, well respected, hard working. and we are in close contact with the family to get through this. >> deputy francies was our colleague and friend. he was an outstan

working from this simple photograph and detailed plans they are building the chair that pope francis will use on his mass next month. >> holy and unites us. >> reporter: the men were chosen to help brother sal in a collaboration between workers in parkchester and catholic charities. >> it's i am glad to help these guys build the chair. >> reporter: the director helped interpret. >> my family is so happy. we are very proud. we are a day laborer and build this chair for pope francis. >> to develop those skills, enhance their dignity and serve others. >> reporter: timothy cardinal dolan saw their handiwork up close. >> the simplicity that pope francis wanted with his love and care for those who have a particular burden in life. >> reporter: two other pieces, the altar are being hand crafted by students and wood shop teacher william kelly in >> an honor. i never thought i would get the chance to do something like this. >> reporter: when the pope sits in his chair during mass, there will be, the men believe, a spiritual feeling. >> when i see the pope, he is very simple. >> like sitting a

but remember, pope francis, speaks spanish. so in your head you are converting perhaps spanish to english, and then to american sign language. >> yes. >> he became a very successful interpreter and that is wonderful. >> reporter: for kids, he has a message. >> i grew up, studied, and lived in camden and i know how sometimes it can be a challenge, and difficult, but if you study hard, if you have hope, and if you have faith, you will do anything, anything that you want. >> reporter: he is waiting to hear back from the archdiocese on a final decision. alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> i love that, they are also practicing for possibility that he may interpret during a performance by andre a bocelli. >>> in 30 days pope francis will be in philadelphia for more information leading up to the historic event, go to our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> hopefully when the pope is here we will have great weather just like today. call than not ask for better temperatures in late august. meteorologist kate bilo is on the skies

david. >> reporter: well, rick, as you know in just 41 days pope francis will be standing at an altar down there in the parkway right in front of the george washington statue celebrating mass. now, the million plus people expected to be here may be exhausted by the time mass starts. some will have walked miles and many will start their journey early. >> this is events and many of the activities will in fact be mostly walking events. >> reporter: it's a message the city and organizers want people hear. if you're coming to see the pope, be prepared to walk perhaps miles. sherri howard is among those planning to make the trek. >> if i goat at least temple university on broad street, if i can get that far, i probably can walk in possibly its not that far. i'm a good walker. >> after a long walk be prepared for heavy security. the red zones on the map indicate fenced in areas that can only be entered through security check points. they open at 6:00 a.m. saturday morning. the good news is you will be able to bring provisions. >> food and water is fine, packages, and i'm being serious, packa

pope francis spoke with citizens in three u.s. cities with the help of abc's david muir and abc news. abc's stephanie ramos is live in washington, d.c. with more. stephanie. >> reporter: sharrie, this is really neat to see s the event comes just weeks before the pope's upcoming visit to the u.s. in many parts of the world, 78-year-old pope francis has rock star status. he's the first latin american jesuit to lead the roman catholic church and today another historic landmark for the pope from argentina. he became the first pope to hold a virtual audience via satellite with hundreds of people in los angeles, chicago, texas with abc world news tonight anchor david muir moderating at the vatican. the virtual audience lasted about an hour as the pontiff engaged with individuals from three different groups. students at the high school in new york citin. the pope said it's important for him to meet with all of them, the citizens of the united states who have problems like anyone else. he heard stories of struggle invoking fears and gave

the effort is not just for catholics. >> this effort to walk with francis includes everyone who wants to be a part of it. everybody can do a good deed to a brother or sister. >> reporter: monsignor john ensler says it can be a simple prayer or deed. >> i'm going to serve someone by walking down the street to maybe someone who's homebound. we need at least 100,000 people locally to take this pledge. >> you're excited about the pope coming? >> yes, yes. i'm very excited. >> this pledge idea grew occupy catholic charities and grew occupy monsignor ensler's desire to do something that would reflect how catholic charities walks with people all the time. >> reporter: catholic charities has more than 65 diverse programs, serving more than 120,000 people in the washington area. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> well, you can see more about the pope's visit and the walk with francis pledge on our nbc washington app. >>> well, lots of you are talking about a story that you saw first on news4. hundreds of metro's oldest rail cars are riding around right now with a small amount of asbesto

now you have to remember pope francis is in the comfortable speaking english so he will use english a little but i have learned francis will celebrate masses using his native spanish and latin, which is the language of the catholic church. world meeting of families app will provide simultaneous translation but we will tell but that in the days to come, ukee. >> twenty-six days and counting, thank you. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for very latest, 26 days we will bring you update on air and our web sites at cbs philly.com. >>> meanwhile at contacted my of natural sciences is honoring 18th and 19th century clergy with a new exhibit. the clergy collections opened up this afternoon and tells story of clergy from different religion, and also research animal and plant specimens. some specimens are now on display and the exhibit is opened to the public, weekdays, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. >>> lets get our forecast now, yd is in for kate. all right, buddy. >> if you are a kid and you have to start school yet, living large, have fun, play some ball outside. enjoy it. time is running out, after

francis day. >> you had no choice. >> it came right out of the soul. now we have the paintings to share with the world. >> you did this just on the urging of your wife and your connection to the name, st. francis. and you took this painting to the world meeting of family organizers and they said what? >> i showed it to some officials actually the next day after creating it. and they brought it to their boardroom at the archdiocese about three, four weeks later. we crafted a beautiful collaboration. >> that was it. they commissioned it. this is the official work of art, the official portrait of francis that you will see all over the place soon. you'll also see another work of perry's on merchandise for the world meeting of families, right? >> yeah. >> we have some of that on display up here for you. t-shirts, mugs, everything. tell us about this image of pope francis' first -- talk about the one in front of the art museum. what is the message you were trying to send? >> the one in front of the art museum was really my vision after finishing the prayer f

how they'll play a role in pope francis' visit to philadelphia. >>> football fans are mourning the loss of a legend tonight. frank gifford died of natural causes this morning in his connecticut home. during the - 1950s and '60s he s a star on both offense and defense for the new york giants. he was went onto a successful second career as a broadcaster for monday night football. frank gifford was 84. >>> turning now to decision 2016. a new nbc news survey monkey poll shows donald trump is still the top gop candidate after last week's debate. trump stayed in the headline over the weekend after making negative comments about fox news moderator megyn kelly. ted cruz was next on the list with 13%. >>> and i'm watching cloudy skies across the area. as we start off the workweek, rain chances increase. i'll show you the.x timing of tt rain coming up. >>> we are just 47 days away from the pope's visit to philadelphia. he'll touchdown saturday september 26th. each day the anticipation builds. today, hundreds of local high schoolers found out if they'll be a part of the historic event. the student

. >>> when pope francis comes to our region he will rest his head at the st. charles seminary, some people excited about the pontiff's stay, who just moved into the dorms today. matt o'donnell was there. >> reporter: orientation somewhat resembles what secular college students experience, but this quite clearly is a different calling and enrolling this year, here is like hitting a religious jackpot, pope francis will reside in this building for two days next month. >> when i applied for seminary, i was not thinking about it, and that they had something planned here, but i thought it was an awesome experience to be able to see him. >> the 52 new seminarians a 20% increase from last year have two years of theological side study, one from the holy father himself. >> the pope is from latin america and you can, relate to him more he speaks the language. >> one against "action news" requested to see the living quarters for pope francis and once again we were told no way. because of security measures, they would not even tell us which wing of the build that pope fran

. >>> right now at 11:00, 40 days and counting until pope francis arrives in philadelphia. plans are well underway throughout the region for the world meeting of families. good morning. i'm rosemary connors. bishop dennis sullivan just updated us on the plan to energize parishioners in that diocese during the pope's visit. nbc 10 south jersey reporter cydney long is live in camden. what did the bishop have to say? >> reporter: the bishop says we need to think well beyond ourselves and he basically extended an invitation of 40 days of francis' countdown to the pope's historic visit next month to put yourself and ourselves in the shoes of the less fortunate. he wants those, catholic or not, to hear francis' cry for the poor and for 40 days until the pope arrives in philadelphia consider this an invite, more or less a challenge to get involved and to help fund programs to focus poverty across south jersey. there will be open houses that benefit dinner, and a food relay drive by high school students in the area and all efforts led and organized by the diocese catholic charities

thanks to pope francis. >> hotels are book with the pope comeing a lot was non refundable. flights had to change. >> reporter: the couple had no choice. there it was in black and white. subject to acts of god which this is. >> that covers it. >> the fall we hadding is now winter wedding. rescheduled to january 22nd 2016 even the new save the date makes fun of the mix up calling their wedding 2.0 even though it's cost them thousands of extra dollars they say everyone including the downtown club is trying to accommodate the last minute change. even giving them a big discount. >> what we've seen is just people coming together to really help us and say we'll make this day better for you. report roar the couple doesn't blame the pope, but they do have one request. >> i tweeted the pope and let him know obviously now could he do us solace las since he screwed up our day. >> pope francis if you're listen listening. >> charlie bowls at twitter. feel free to reach back. >> the couple tells us there's 114 wedding the event planner had to cancel because of the papal visit. but i guess

of camden, new jersey announced its effort to help parishioners focus on the francis mission. pat ciarrocchi has that story. >> reporter: when pope francis flies into philadelphia from new york, saturday morning, september the 26th, he'll fly over, camden, new jersey. >> this is still one of the nation's poor and most challenged and most violent and most underprivileged cities. >> reporter: camden bishop dennis sullivan understands that and catholic charities of camden is making a call to action to fill the need. >> forty days, of francis. >> reporter: during 40 days until the arrival of francis, catholic charities camden wants to stoke awareness and open the doors of their eight service centers to the the hungry, the immigrant, and the homeless. church goers will find issue card like these in they are pews. >> over 190,000 people in the diocese of people lack consistent access to adequate food. >> reporter: and then there is issue of the homeless. >> atlantic county is a problem with home less veterans which i think is one of the disgraces of our nation, there are over 200 ho

pope francis demonstrateed plenty of both. >> i'm not ready i'm sure for a second jessuit pope. may be the church will need a break after this pope because he seems to have added such an energy and such a real focusing of the church's mission and its message it's really fundamental and basic message that one jessuit pope in a couple of decades may be enough. >> iain page, fox 29 news. >>> we have continuous coverage leading up to the pop's visit on myfoxphilly.com. look for a special section through a link right on our home page. >> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. have you had enough? it's day seven of our third heat wave, is that right? >> is it over yet. >> that's right. no, it's not over. we might see one more day tomorrow. take a look at the string of 90-degree or better temperatures going back all the way to last tuesday. 93 degrees. so far the hottest of this herd heat wave and the longest so far this year. 92 degrees so far in philadelphia today. it looks like we'll hit degrees tomorrow. stepping outdoors right now, it's 91 degrees. humidity right now at 33%. t

with francis and his girlfriend on paddleboards and the other two on kayaks, francis thought a man was drowning. so he went into help as well. after doing so, the deputy was having trouble swimming on his own. that's when his girlfriend tried to throw a life jacket to him. the winds were gusting 40 miles an hour. the life jacket didn't reach him. that's when francis's girlfriend went into the lake to retrieve him. he was already sinking. by the time she went to reach him, he had already gone unconscious. he was pronounced dead a short time later. >> i think any time someone goes out and does something to help another human being hand tragedy -- and tragedy strikes and they end up losing their life, it's always a shock. it's just something right now that this department and his family are having to deal with. >> reporter: again, deputy francis had been with the department since 2011. he served in the emergency response team and was most recently assigned to work in the martinez detention facility. he also lived in sacramento and also played on the sacramento said football team according

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some dub it a francis effect. a study found more catholics reported having a strong religious affiliation since he assumed the papacy. there's no evidence his popularity translated into more people going to mass. >> we have not found any increase, any uptick in the share of americans who identify themselves as catholics since his papacy began. >> the rise in mary american mary -- >> many of the people who don't align themselves with a particular religion still say they believe in god, sometimes pray, and consider themselves spiritual. stacey delikat, fox 5 news. christina: a lot to talk about. here's dr. list a miller from columbia university teachers college and the author of the spiritual child. lots to talk about. >> fantastic to be with you. christina: we connected on a spiritual level. it's a human thing, regardless of what religion you are, to be spiritual. >> absolutely. every single person on earth is born spiritual. spirituality is part of our birthright. it's innate. if we look at twin studies, twins rai

. >> pope francis would weather see it go to the poor or needy or children or actually going into a staff for him. >> he wondered why he was pouring time into a project where w no promise of a paycheck but now he thinks he knows the answer. >> you realize the talents and gifts and blessing you have been understand where they came from and an act of worship, it's pretty wonderful. >> p.m. beautiful. >> yes. >>> time for a check of our "action news" traffic report midweek, lets take it live to matt pellman in the traffic center. if you use 95 to get home you may want to branch out and try something new, a crash in the work zone on cotman avenue, you never like it when vehicles go crunch especially ben there is two tractor trailers, it takes time to clear up, jam solid coming down from woodhaven, on the northbound side there is normal construction delays and speeds of miles per hour and another fish concert at the mann music center. in the neighborhood some problems, one a bus accident at roxborough, and stay on helpry to get around that. and mt. airy. and the huge water main break in white

pope francis lands in philadelphia later on saturday. all zones are win the larger traffic box. >> some have certainly rightly asked why do we create this traffic box? quite frankly it's not really an issue related to protecting pope francis. in reality, it's primarily to protect the millions of people who will be walking on our wonderful but narrow city streets. >> reporter: nutter also announced administration priority to work with business owners who will be affected by the pope's visit. stephanie pack manages the corner deli and is already mak making extra preparations to stay open. >> we're actually going to stock up on everything the week of and we're making sure that we just get doubles of everything. >> reporter: but dennis told "eyewitness news" it will likely be lights out at her place. >> it's too much security for us to come in and our customers to come in and get deliveries out. >> reporter: mayor nutter has updated that security plan about once a week. we expect several more briefings until the pope comes behind me at the e

>>> pope francis calling on all catholics to be more excepting when it comes to divorce. why he is saying the church needs to be more open. steve keelie? >> well, we learn what rumors are troop, what rumors are false, what roads are open, what bridges are closed. all of that stuff finally answered yesterday and we'll have those answers for you. >> the voting rights act the change some are calling for here in pennsylvania. >> good day everybody, it is thursday august 66 2015. >> booed morning. >> you are lucky is what you are. >> why? >> because the last what weekend of september. >> yes? you. >> live close to work. >> yes? >> everyone else out in the suburbs is going to have a major headache getting in here with the pope's new, i guess, what restrictions by way of travel. >> guess what this means, sue serio? >> pajama party? >> a lot of slumber parties coming up. >> where are we going to hang? >> with diamond lauren's house. >> let's just layout sleeping bags here in the studio. >> don't you even suggest that, chris murphy. >> no? >> no, no, no. >> why? too many cameras?

francis die. i married angelo. her father is angelo, our daughter is francheska. >> reporter: the the new addition to their family a sonnies expect when pope francis a arrives in philadelphia life, and work, mylow say, guided by a higher power. >> this really was a gift to me, and i have to find a way to share it with the world. >> you can see mylow's complete collection entitled faces of francis on exhibition during world meeting of families congress from september between the second to the 25th. jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> beautiful work there. >>> thirty-eight days now is what we have got until the pope arrives here in philadelphia. be sure to stay with "eyewitness news" as we follow preparations for the big visit. our coverage continues on line at cbs philly.com. >>> after a well deserved summer break, students are returning to the temple university campus . fall move in is underway there and more than 5,000 students are returning to university housing. each has a specific day, and time to move

. >>> philadelphia city hall is trying to convince people not to jove react on the visit of pope francis, at the same time mayor michael nutter launched the upbeat i'll be there campaign. annie mccormick has the story. >> reporter: pope francis' arrival in philadelphia is just one month from today. one month! >> world meeting of family organizers and the city urged business owners to stay open touring the papal weekend and the days leading up to it during the world meetings of families, they helped people work on deliveries and employee transportation, the mayor announced that reading terminal market will now stay open. after announced of road and bridge closures and concerns of not having enough food. jack's firehouse lent their support today. >> worst case scenario, you'll have to close your doors because you run out of food, is that the worst thing that can happen to you? >> they wants the crowds to show up and renaming the restrictive traffic box as the francis festiv festival grounds. signs and buttons will go out. and septa and patco will drop people within miles of the events. the