to be celebrate ago this culture and that religion at lasalle. >> it is great thing because lasalle university is a institution that celebrates cultures and themes and it is great with inclusion, diversity and that is one of the biggest aspects of lasalle that we appreciate and love so much. and being able to do the call to prayer, and to start off the event, it was such a bless to go kind of celebrate the diversity and inclusion that we strive for in our community. it was definitely a blessing. >> reporter: how wonderful did mohammad do. >> yes. >> reporter: i wanted to get risa, you know, we were talking about how powerful this experience has been. you are a communications major. can you, as eloquently as a communication major would do from lasalle university, what does this experience mean to you and what do you anticipate to feel down on the parkway. >> to be honest, being a communications major, i was offered a internship earlier, so to be able to do this it is big for my major. i can't wait to get down to the parkway just to see the pope. i mean i'm from the philippines. so being able to

at lasalle university's tom gola arena.ng mayors already announced, mayor mitch landrieu of new orleans, mayor marie know of rome, italy, the mayor of puebla, mexico, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will now join the forum. and an update for residents in the areas affected by the towing operation beginning this sunday, september 20. in addition to the free garage parking options available to vehicles with residential parking permits, the philadelphia parking authority will permit vehicles with those parking permits to park in any other permit parking districts on a limited basis. residents of residential parking districts one -- rittenhouse square, four, washington square west, five, society hill, six, logan square, and 10, chinatown, may park on posted residential permit parking blocks in any district of the city from sunday, 120e79, 2015, until 8:00 a.m. on tuesday, september 29, 2015. this will only apply to posted permit parking blocks and does not permit vehicles to be parked in violation of other parking rule

in the beginning, i'm going to bring in brother miller from lasalle university. he went off the cuff in the beginning, he dressed the sexual -- he addressed the sexual abuse scandal with the church he said he would hold those responsible. >> it's a sign of his humility and concern especially for young people. we have seen throughout his visit to the united states how he attends to children and young people. beginning his address with speaking to the sexual abuse crisis and how we need to continue to reach out to those who continue to suffer was a tremendous moment. >> the news came out a short time ago he met with some sex abused children before the start of this speech. it was probably on his mind as he started this talk. we've seen in that relationship people as adults speaking out, a lot of anger, feeling they were not being heard by the church or responded to. i thought it was interesting he called they say adult survivors, heralds of mercy. notice how he is drawing on script tall -- scriptal messages he called them heralds, people who call, he is suggesting

the international mayor's forum will be held at lasalle university. this will bring leaders together to discuss issues of safety, issues and family. mayor nut's dressed a washington post article that criticizes the city's preparedness for pope 's visit saying source necessary that article weren't reliable. >> your best and most accurate information is either going to come from the city of philadelphia as i have characterized, donna, world meeting of families or u.s. secret service. in mess of the stories written before have anonymous sources, sources close to and a variety of other description that is have had no name attached and almost everyone of them was wrong. >> mayor nutter added even were looking stickal issues to work through philadelphia will shine, on the world stage. >>> be sure to stay with cbs-3 and cbs philly.com for all of the information you need about the the papal visit, and on line, find a guide to the papal visit as well as world meeting of families and much more. >>> family and friend gathered to say farewell to late sixers star

up to the to the world meeting of families the international mayor's forum will be held at lasalle university. it will bring together leaders from new orleans, rome, pub low, mexico and other cities to discuss issues of public safety, education and family. >> on the health watch eye opening new research about how being overweight can affect the mine. we've got dough tails for you straight ahead. also coming up at 11:00, knew he can technology giving us a view of the heart that could forever change how doctors treat their patients. health reporter stephanie stahl with more on what's being called the living heart project. >>> and gas prices, car maintenance and traffic jams. the list is out on the worst states for drivers wallets. see how the tri-state region faired. >> justin. >> we are tracking some changes eventually for the holiday weekend. until then the heat wave continues. a lot of sunshine but of course we'll talk about that important labor day forecast coming up in a few more minutes. >> plus, david letterman like we never seen him. what he's saying about the debut of the late tow with

wednesday mayor michael nutter participated in a for one other mayors as part of the conference at lasalle university. they spoke about the will challenges representing the the communities and importance of families. earlier in the day thousands packed the convention center for meeting's keynote address by new gunie cardinal robert farrah. those who took part says it was just inspiring. >> we look around here and you have 17,000 of your closest friend and neighbors from 150 countries who have come here to philadelphia a. >> reporter: theme of the world meeting of families is love is our mission, the the family, fully alive. >>> one of the word seems to be very interested in pope fran is is, google says most searches about the holy father came from bala cynwyd on wednesday. it is possible many searches on the pope are just outside of bala akin wood. student at st. joes university says he is certain his classmates have been googling about the pope on both side of city line avenue. >> it makes me proud, to go to st. joes right here in the neighborhood and i googled the pope coming. pretty excited bit. >

"eyewitness news" at lasalle university tonight where mayor nutter participated in a forum with otherors as part of the conference. they talk about the challenges of representing diverse communities and the importance of family. earlier in the day thousand pack the convention center for the mings keynote address by robert serra. those who took part say it was inspiring. >> you look around here you have 17,000 of your closest friends and neighbors from 150 countries who have come here to philadelphia. >> the theme of the world meeting of families is love is our mig. the family fully alive. >>> work continues around the clock to get stages finish for the pope's arrival. chopper three above the ben franklin parkway tonight where the lights are on and the workers are burning the midnight oil. parkway is before the pope will celebrate mass on sunday. the pontiff will give a speech saturday outside independence hall and it was a similar scene there tonight. the hall is a blaze in lights so construction can keep moving forward. >>> when pop joan paul ii was in philadelphia in 1979 of course

. >> more mayors from around the world are expected to attend lasalle university will host the forum on wednesday, september 23 are. mayor nutter says that location was chosen by of the working class neighborhood surrounding the school. >>> as we get closer to the papal weekend pope francis is literally taking on a larger than life image in our area. he is front and center in a new creative ad campaign to get people excited about his visit later this month. you might have already spotted his face on billboard along i676 near the 23rd street skit here in the city. three more billboards are going up next week in places like the pennsylvania turnpike near harrisburg. the new jersey side of the ben franklin bridge and along i-95 here in fill. they're all part of visit philadelphia's with love. philadelphia xoxo campaign. prepare for the pope's visit by arming yourself with plenty of envelope. you can find everything you need to know on our website fox 29.com. just look for the links on the home page. >> fans are gathering right now in lehigh valley to remember 76ers legend darrell dawkin

lasalle university. many organizations throughout. orphanage they founded in the north of the city. so there were lots of services provided to the catholic community through the drexel family. >> just moved did a new apartment father dan it's connected to saint old st. joseph's. >> right next door. >> right next door and built into 1733 the oldest church -- >> the original jesuits started mass 170 and old st. joseph' us what established in 1743. >> the presence of the church was functioning even as early as the 1707. >> you may be noticing that on the desk here. i'm using this as paper weight. i hope this isn't sack krill lives. >> no. >> oh, mike. >> this goes back to mid 1930s this is my father's crews fix that was above our door of our living room. >> how about that? >> since 1939 in he'll tieing it down when my mother died in 2004. this was always in our life in the jerrick household. my dad's name is francis -- was francis. >> during the mass mike was having flashback when he heard -- >> he replied right away. >> he knows all the

on wednesday, september 23rd, lasalle university hosts the forum. it will include a panel discussion focusing on urban family issues. >> how do we make neighborhoods safer. how do we support the education of children. how do we deal with the aging population. >> mayor nutter will be joined by the mayors of rome, new orleans and pueblo, mexico for the discussion. the public is invited, along with those already attending the world meeting of families. >>> a live look at the ben franklin bridge. we know there is an alternative to making that long walk across the bridge during the papal visit. the river link ferry will run from saturday, september 26th through monday, september 28th. with extended hours on saturday and sunday. tickets are being presold online. the pope has added another stop on his american tour. >> he will greet thousands of guests in an historic procession through central park in new york city. residents of new york state will get the chance to apply to receive two tickets via an online ticket giveaway contest. this procession will ta

cardinal louis antonio thai gel addressed dozens at a special town hall assembly at lasalle universityoday. the cardinal who is the archbishop of manila is also one of the keynote speakers for the world meeting of many families next week. his visit part of lasalle's diplomat in residence program his address channeled top francis' message to care for our common home. >> wawa type of culture where we pass on to the next generation? our decisions now will have an impact on the future home of the next generations. >> tarred cal tagle will also receive an honorary degree from lasalle. that ceremony starts in less than an hour. >>> and during his visit to new york city, pope francis will no doubt have a very busy schedule starting first with a visit to the united nations. and later a town hall gathering with united nations staff. fox's lauren green shows us what that will mean. >> reporter: pope francis visit to the united nations headquarters were unfor the history books. >> i think this is a very important visit, because little have the opportunity of meeting with the world's political lea

and tomorrow, i went to lasalle university college, and tomorrow i will be doing another pilgrimage from lasalle college all the way down broad street and throughout the north philadelphia community, down through to the parkway. and even though getting pie work out today, definitely work out, haven't minded doing, and i can't wait to do that tomorrow, as alumni of lasalle, again as a catholic. so amazing, i just want to flip around this camera for a second, to give you good visual. i'm managed to get my way on top of this platform. but look at the crowd beneath me. thousands and thousands of people, if you can try and see, the location that we're at right now, obviously independence mall. right between fifth and sixth here, on market street, and the festivities have been going underway for quite some time as you know. and folks here at have been so patient. really just so filled of gratitude to be part of the moment and history. and it is funny i'm actually catching smiles, like, she is smiling at me through the gate there. even -- i think not just to be on television right now, but to b

o'connell chair of religious studies at lasalle university but she's also one of the producers of urbanrinity the story of catholic philadelphia, the first edition of claw on our air tuesday night. >> it was. >> and the second part which will be on our air at midnight tomorrow night. >> tomorrow evening. >> and it was brilliant. i thought it was brilliant. >> beautiful job. >> i was a contributor but sam katz and indicate see at saint joseph's university. >> you know what i'm thinking of katie. never minds. >> the accolades are well deserved for that production. it was fantastic. >> professor katie will be very upset with me but we'll make it up to her tomorrow when she joins us. we will these doors are going to open and he's going to start maybe one of the most important speeches of this entire journey from his point of view. this is when he gets to talk about religious freedom and nothing is more important to him within the contemporary world than that. he's going to be talking about the hispanic community and the catholic church. >> right. >> clear from a political standpoint from a

and the christian brothers have step stepped aside and let you become the president of the lasalle universitywn in wynnwood that you can see, and all of the young priests start here, and here is the most important car in the world today, and here it is. >> the fiat. >> yes. [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ sing iing in latin ] ♪ [ applause ] ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday dear francis ♪ happy birthday to you [ cheers and applause ] >> december 17th is the pope's birthday. and that is my birthday. >> and i know that i taught at a largest seminary and these fellows are in the mid- to late 20s and they have entered the priesthood in the worst crisis and when i joined the priesthood it is something that the culture thought was terrific, and everybody thought was terrific. >> did your parents encourage you to go. >> they were great. >> were they surprised? >> not really and behind me but not in a pushy way. >> but these young guys, discerning, 12, 15, 16, it was in the middle of the storm. >> and they bought the stock when it was very low. >> and the par