South Jersey Residents Off to D.C. to See Pope Francis Speak to Congress

About four dozen residents from Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties will attend the Papal Address to a joint session of Congress, Sen. Donald Norcross said Tuesday morning.

The group will board a bus early Thursday morning in Sewell, Gloucester County, for Washington, D.C.

“There, they’ll receive tickets provided by my office to see and hear the Pontiff deliver his message,” Norcross said. “It was an honor to meet these wonderful women and I look forward to experiencing this moment in history with them.”

Grace Bobby, a Sewell resident who was able to secure the tickets for the group, told CBS 3 she asked God to guide her, and tell her what to do. She came up with the idea to contact her local representatives while she was in the shower.

Each member of Congress was given 50 tickets for the event. Bobby contacted Norcross’s office, and everything came together.

Bobby told nj.com she expects Pope Francis to talk about the sanctity of life and the role of family in society.

The Pope will speak to Congress before making his way to Philadelphia on Sept. 26 and 27. He will hold a papal mass on Sept. 27 on the Ben Franklin Parkway, and he will participate in a number of events as part of the World Meeting of Families.