Preparations are underway as civic and religious leaders in New York, Washington DC, and Philadelphia all prepare for the arrival of Pope Francis next week.
This visit will be Pope Francis’ first ever trip to the United States. The New York Times quoted Cardinal Timothy Dolan talking about Francis’ feelings about the trip.
“He’s a little nervous about coming,” Dolan told the Times. “Not that he lacks any confidence in the reception of friendship that he knows he’ll get, but he readily admits he has never been to the United States.”
Social media platforms and wireless carriers anticipate that web activity related to the Pope’s three day visit will generate roughly the same web traffic as the super bowl.
A single closing mass in Philadelphia is expected to draw more than one million attendants, according to the Associated Press.
Wireless carriers have brought in portable cell towers in an attempt to increase capacity for the social media frenzy surrounding the Pope’s visit. Bishops in all three cities have been receiving a crash course in social media and live streaming events. Comcast, the cable giant headquartered out of Philadelphia, has even offered free Wi-Fi to try and ease the data strain expected to surround Pope Francis’ visit.
Pope Francis will spend roughly five days in the United States. In this time the Pope will meet with President Obama and address members of the Congress, following which he will meet with many of the poor and homeless clients of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington.
The Pope will also make an address before the United Nations General Assembly. During the trip Francis is expected to focus on the rights and the needs of the poor, as well as the responsibilities of the United States as a global super power.
The United States will be the fifteenth country that Pope Francis has visited since being named the Supreme Pontiff.
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Harper Lee Dies At Age 89
UPDATE: 11:07 AM EST
According to multiple sources, Harper Lee, the author of “To Kill A Mockingbird” has died at age 89.
Lee died in her hometown of Monroeville, AL according to AL.com.
Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1961 for “To Kill A Mockingbird” and lived a life that didn’t seek out the spotlight.
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“What Do You Live For?” Series: An American Educated South African Answers That Question In A Poem
For?
For the morning drizzle outside
cuddled with a lover
or the sweat on my brow
while I lift boulders.For the smell of spices from a cast iron orange pot
or the lingering taste of fermented grapes
in the lull of a Thursday evening.For the black man who waves
at a white baby
or the queer who helps the straight guy sow.For the corrupt politicians finally serving their sentences
or the homeless woman finally getting a fresh slice of bread.For the aborted children giving meaning to life,
or the orphans succeeding despite hardship and strife.For music
for pain
for love
for art.
For the swing in my hips
when the strobe lights flash and the
music vibrates my ribcage.For the conversations that last all night
or the eye contact with a stranger that lingers for weeks.For discoveries revealing us to be insects
to Gods,
or the majestic Cathedrals
DEMANDING REVERANCE
(Its own type of gift.)For humanity’s love
(which needs explaining)
and the fault lines of the heart
causing families to slip between tectonic plates.For tragedy
for birth
for death
for utter chaos:
reminding us that we’re riders of this rock
with fists plunged deep into moist soul
we cultivate, we reap, we straddle
riding this beast till all is eventually
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Report: Miami’s Republican Mayor Voted For Democrat Andrew Gillum
What’s News In This Story?
–According to Miami Herald reporter Joey Fleches, Miami’s Republican Mayor has voted for Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.
Per @joeflech, Miami’s Republican mayor, @FrancisSuarez, voted for @AndrewGillum. “People should have a basic standard of living,” Suarez said as he spoke about Gillum’s desire to establish a statewide living wage. “That’s a fundamental human right.”
— David Smiley (@NewsbySmiley) November 6, 2018
-“People should have a basic standard of living,” Fleches quoted Suarez saying about Gillum’s goal to establish a statewide living wage. “That’s a fundamental human right.”
-Suarez is the son of former Mayor of Miami Xavier Suarez. His father is a registered Independent who frequently supports Democrats in local elections.
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