Sweeping into office in 2009, President Barack Obama captured near rock-star status around the world among millions who saw him as the embodiment of a new sense of social purpose. Now, that baton has largely been passed to Pope Francis, whose visit to the White House next month will put his common cause with Obama on vivid display.
Pope Francis' September visit has the tri-state region prepping for major traffic delays, but if you ask me the New Jersey Department of Transportation is approaching this all wrong.
The U.S. Secret Service will restrict public access to a heavily traveled section of downtown Philadelphia for more than 30 hours before Pope Francis lands in the city next month -- time officials said the agency needs to build security fencing and set up metal detectors.