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Jumbotrons Will Allow For View Of Pope Francis All Over Philadelphia

By Mark Abrams

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Large elevated view screens known as Jumbotrons will be strategically placed in several Philadelphia street locations on the Papal Weekend at the end of September.

Donna Farrell, executive director of the World Meeting of Families, says 40 of the Jumbotrons will be erected to enable pilgrims coming to take part in events surrounding the two-day Papal Visit Sept. 26 and 27 to see what's happening.

"From the Festival of Families stage, which is also the papal altar on Eakins Oval, to City Hall's porticos, to south and north Broad Streets, Jumbotrons will begin programming on Saturday the 26th at 6 a.m.," Farrell explains.

Farrell says if you're in the city and have a hard time getting close to the events, or don't want to go through the security screening, you'll still be able to see what's going on by way of the Jumbotrons.

They're planning to show the pope's arrival Saturday morning at Philadelphia International, his address outside Independence Hall Saturday afternoon, appearance at the Festival of Families on the Ben Franklin Parkway Saturday evening and the open-air Mass on the Parkway Sunday afternoon.

Farrell says there also will be other programming and entertainment shown on the screens throughout the two days.

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