TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Tickets to see pope in Philadelphia snatched in two minutes
Pope Francis delivers his blessing to faithful during the Angelus noon prayer from his studio window overlooking St
Change Size
Pope Francis delivers his blessing to faithful during the Angelus noon prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday. (AP/Riccardo De Luca) (AP/Riccardo De Luca)
P
span class="inline inline-center">Pope Francis delivers his blessing to faithful during the Angelus noon prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday. (AP/Riccardo De Luca)
Within two minutes, people snatched up 10,000 tickets to see Pope Francis deliver an address in Philadelphia later this month during his visit to the United States, the archdiocese said Tuesday.
The free tickets were made available at noon (1600 GMT) and will allow holders access to see the pope on September 26 when he speaks at Independence Mall, a lawn in Philadelphia next to the building where the US Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed and adopted.
The archdiocese also said that "the website experienced 394,000 unique page views during that time."
The pope will kick off his visit to the United States on September 22 in Washington, where he will meet with President Barack Obama and become the first pontiff to address a joint session of Congress.
In New York, the pontiff will address the UN General Assembly on the morning of September 25, before he travels to a multi-religious service at the site of the World Trade Towers which were attacked on September 11.
The 78-year-old Argentine will wrap up the day with a mass at Madison Square Garden and a papal motorcade through Central Park.
In Philadelphia the next day, Francis will address the 10,000 people with a message on marriage and family as part of a "World Meeting of Families" gathering.
The pope wraps up his trip with a mass in Philadelphia the next day. (k)(++++)
