ASBURY PARK PRESS APP.COM $1.00 MONDAY 09.28.15 VOLUME 136 NUMBER 232 SINCE 1879 ADVICE 3C BUSINESS 8A CLASSIFIED 5C COMICS 4C LOCAL 3A LOTTERIES 2A OBITUARIES 9A OPINION 11A SPORTS 1D WEATHER 12D PHILADELPHIA The setting was grand, but Pope Francis’ parting message to America was simple. The “little signs of tenderness” in family life are the biggest gifts people can give, the pope told a crowd of close to a million people during the homily of Sunday’s papal Mass. “Like a blessing before we go to bed, or a hug after we return from a hard day’s work, love is shown by little things, by attention to small daily signs which make us feel at home,” the pontiff said in Spanish. “Faith grows when it is lived and shaped by love. That is why our fam- ilies, our homes, are true domestic churches.” On this cloudy, temperate day, much of Philadel- phia’s Center City was a church. People began stream- ing toward the Benjamin Franklin Parkway before day- break — some even camped out overnight Saturday — and transformed the area into a celebration of faith. Most folks never got close to Francis, viewing the proceedings on big screens posted throughout the streets, but seemed to enjoy sharing the moment none- Mass for the masses MICHAEL PEREZ/AP Throngs of people watch and listen on Sunday as Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. See PHILLY, Page 6A JASON TOWLEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Pope Francis greets supporters in front of the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Sunday. MORE COVERAGE ‘Normal day’ for Philly church. 6A » Family drives from Argentina to see pontiff. 7A » Scenes from the event. 10A See APP.com for videos and galleries from the papal visit Pope caps visit with a flourish in Philly JERRY CARINO@NJHOOPSHAVEN PHILADELPHIA Babies were kissed. Tears were shed. Memories were made — and widely disseminated on social media. And when it was all over, the uncounted mass of hu- manity that packed the city Sunday for a chance to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis united in a great, col- lective “Amen.” The taxing trek was worth it. Like a grandfather out for a leisurely Sunday drive, the pope took his sweet time coming up the Benjamin Franklin Parkway prior to his 4 p.m. Mass. And the hundreds of thousands he passed along the way enjoyed every second of it. This was no drive-by blessing. The 78-year-old pon- tiff’s pedestrian pace made many feel as if they had had a personal encounter with him. “Emotional breathtaking unbelievable,” a teary Che- ryl Krzaczyk of Ship Bottom wrote in a text message shortly after seeing Francis. “I can’t stop crying.” Nobody who experienced it firsthand will ever look Pilgrims: Wait was worth it to see Pope Francis SHANNON MULLEN @MULLENAPP See PILGRIMS, Page 7A The Jets take their first loss of the season, 24-17, at the hands of the Eagles, who notch their first win by holding off a second-half rally by their hosts at MetLife Stadium. Game coverage and commentary, 1D Sports Eagles send Jets back to earth
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ASBURY PARK PRESS APP.COM $1.00
MONDAY 09.28.15
VOLUME 136
NUMBER 232
SINCE 1879
ADVICE 3CBUSINESS 8ACLASSIFIED 5CCOMICS 4CLOCAL 3A
LOTTERIES 2AOBITUARIES 9AOPINION 11ASPORTS 1DWEATHER 12D
PHILADELPHIA The setting was grand, but PopeFrancis’ parting message to America was simple.
The “little signs of tenderness” in family life are thebiggest gifts people can give, the pope told a crowd ofclose to a million people during the homily of Sunday’spapal Mass.
“Like a blessing before we go to bed, or a hug afterwe return from a hard day’s work, love is shown by littlethings, by attention to small daily signs which make usfeel at home,” the pontiff said in Spanish. “Faith growswhen it is lived and shaped by love. That is why our fam-ilies, our homes, are true domestic churches.”
On this cloudy, temperate day, much of Philadel-phia’s Center City was a church. People began stream-ing toward the Benjamin Franklin Parkway before day-break — some even camped out overnight Saturday —and transformed the area into a celebration of faith.
Most folks never got close to Francis, viewing theproceedings on big screens posted throughout thestreets, but seemed to enjoy sharing the moment none-
Mass for the masses
MICHAEL PEREZ/AP
Throngs of people watch and listen on Sunday as Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.
See PHILLY, Page 6A
JASON TOWLEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Pope Francis greets supporters in front of the CathedralBasilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia Sunday.
MORE COVERAGE
‘Normal day’ for Philly church. 6A » Family drives fromArgentina to see pontiff. 7A » Scenes from the event. 10ASee APP.com for videos and galleries from the papal visit
Pope caps visit with a flourish in PhillyJERRY CARINO@NJHOOPSHAVEN
PHILADELPHIA Babies were kissed. Tears wereshed. Memories were made — and widely disseminatedon social media.
And when it was all over, the uncounted mass of hu-manity that packed the city Sunday for a chance tocatch a glimpse of Pope Francis united in a great, col-lective “Amen.”
The taxing trek was worth it.Like a grandfather out for a leisurely Sunday drive,
the pope took his sweet time coming up the BenjaminFranklin Parkway prior to his 4 p.m. Mass.
And the hundreds of thousands he passed along theway enjoyed every second of it.
This was no drive-by blessing. The 78-year-old pon-tiff’s pedestrian pace made many feel as if they had hada personal encounter with him.
“Emotional breathtaking unbelievable,” a teary Che-ryl Krzaczyk of Ship Bottom wrote in a text messageshortly after seeing Francis. “I can’t stop crying.”
Nobody who experienced it firsthand will ever look
Pilgrims: Wait was worthit to see Pope FrancisSHANNON MULLEN @MULLENAPP
See PILGRIMS, Page 7A
The Jets take their first loss of the season, 24-17, at the hands of theEagles, who notch their first win by holding off a second-half rally bytheir hosts at MetLife Stadium. Game coverage and commentary, 1D
Sports
Eagles send Jetsback to earth
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