i hope everyone says, what would jesus do and what would he expect of me? thank you, monsignor. what about you? peter johnson jr. with me now. there was a moment there, as we see the fiat roll away is this from earlier? this was from earlier before pope francis entered the basilica. we believe now he s en route to a seminary where he ll meet with about 150 seminarians and then later this afternoon we ll see him at independence hall and that will be a significant message as well. there was one line, peter, you and i were talking about during the service that stuck out with you as it pertains to women in the laeity. that does not mean breaking the spirit of authority in which we have been entrusted. his words. what does that mean. in other words, he has challenged women to be a greater part of the church in the tradition of the great american
into question as is the very basis of marriage in the family. i can only reiterate the importance and, above all, the richness and the beauty of family life. monsignor, this is the reason he came to america. what do you expect today from him on that theme? i think unlike the other things that he had to say, the other speeches, this will be directed to the spiritual of the catholic family. i think the holy father today wants to focus on how do we bring family back together. one of the things that has traditionally kept family together is the practice of the fact and while you see great enthusiasm for the holy father out on the streets and that s wonderful, too, the reality is, the vast majority of catholics are not actively practicing their falth. i m thinking because of the enthusiasm of this holy father s visit, maybe people will look at can i find at least one hour to come together, worship my god
in the world today. we will see him then as well. please stay tuned to the fox channel, news fox station, for continued coverage throughout the day on this story. until then i m bill hemmer live today in philadelphia. and our coverage continues now here on the fox newschannel. with me religion correspondent lauren green and peter johnson jr. back in new york, father morse and monsignor jim lasante. we will touch in a moment with all of you on the issue of women and the laeity and also families in america within the catholic church as the pope has framed it today. first let s listen to the beautiful and melodious sounds
john xiii asked this question of a woman, a young woman. so he said, so the role of women and the role of women in general needs to be discerned properly, needs to be examined properly to make sure that there is a much more active these were his words much more active participation in the life of the church. i thought it was very interesting. it s a whole other theme that was not touched on in washington, d.c. or new york, and i think it s just a preparation of more to come. wow. monsignor, how did you hear this message and did you expect this message? i d biid, bill. you know, the truth is, in my parrish and probably father john s as well, the pope couldn t volunteer for those who are there for us. the women are central to the life of the church and this holy father is recognizing there are so many women out there who are catholic who feel sometimes
will be under way. we ve been watching these amazing images. he touched down in philadelphia about 45 minutes ago after one heck of a schedule in new york city. it was an event to an event to an event and all of them capturing the vibrancy of manhattan and just the heartbeat of the world right now when he had vespers the other night at st. patrick s cathedral and then down to ground zero, up to harlem and through central park and then ending at madison square garden last night. now we see pope francis make his way down this center aisle. we me is lauren green, peter johnson, jonathan morris and monsignor in new york as well. today it s about families. back to monsignor, how is it