Remembering Pope Francis Pope Francis's death deeply saddened me. I remember when he came to Philadelphia. Kevin Tustin and I were covering his visit for our paper. We rode the trolley to 69 th Street and took the El to Philadelphia. We went through the metal detectors and walked to JFK Parkway. The crowds grew larger as the day went on. Kevin interviewed many who had come to see the Pope, and I took photos. Even before he came to the city of Brotherly Love, people posed with cardboard images of him. Many wrote messages to him on canvas boards with the Pope's profile to be presented to him later. As we walked around the city, people were smiling at each other. They didn't mind waiting. Pope Francis arrived on a balmy autumn day, igniting hope and joy in the city. Passing by in his Popemobile, he waved to the crowd of believers and those curious to see this majestic man of God. Pope Francis was a man of ...