Papal Visit? There's An App For That

By JASON LADAY (Patch Staff)

A new app will allow people to use their smartphones as a guide to various events surrounding Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia in September.

According to CBS3, the World Meeting of Families organization have launched the “Go Philadelphia” app, which will offer a director of events and things to do, as well as an interactive map, when the World Meeting Congress kicks off come Sept. 22.

There are also plans to offer live-streaming, in eight different languages, of the papal mass, with closed captioning.

The app is available for iPhone and Android phones.

Pope Francis will be arriving in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 26. His tentative itinerary includes:

Saturday, Sept. 26

• 8:40 a.m. Departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport
• 9:30 a.m. Arrival at Atlantic Aviation, Philadelphia
• 10:30 a.m. Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia
• 4:45 p.m. Visit to Independence Mall
• 7:30 p.m. Visit to the Festival of Families Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Sunday, Sept. 27

• 9:15 a.m. Meeting with bishops at at St. Martin’s Chapel, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
• 11:00 a.m. Visit to Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
• 4:00 p.m. Mass for the conclusion of the World Meeting of Families, Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• 7:00 p.m. Visit with organizers, volunteers and benefactors of the World Meeting of Families, Atlantic Aviation
• 8:00 p.m. Departure for Rome