Photojournalism students from Penn State's College of Communications photographed and videotaped the sites and sounds of Pope Francis' first official visit to the United States.
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College of Communications students Cameron Hart, left, Michelle Wolf, Haley Nelson, Meg McLaurin and Caity Kramer waited along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia to cover Pope Francis and his motorcade. Photojournalism students from Penn State's College of Communications were given the opportunity to cover the Papal visit in both Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
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Haley Nelson, a student in Penn State's College of Communications stretched to capture a photo of the large crowd gathered on Broad Street in Philadelphia to listen to Pope Francis' Mass on a large screen.
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Gabrielle Chappel, left, and Taylor Bisacky prepared to videotape a stand-up near the parade route that Pope Francis would travel in Philadelphia on the afternoon of Sept. 26. Chappel and Bisacky are both students in Penn State's College of Communications.
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Crowds cheered loudly and stretched to catch a glimpse as Pope Francis and his motorcade made its way through the parade route.
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Mary Anne Spigonardo of Philadelphia cheered as Pope Francis entered th Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul for a private mass. She also attended the Pope's address on Independence Mall later in the day.
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Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, TN watched and listened to Pope Francis during a private mass held in Philadelphia's Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul on Saturday, Sept. 26.
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Pope Francis waved to the large crowd gathered near Logan Circle in Philadelphia prior to the final mass he held in the United States on Sept. 27.
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Meg McLaurin worked to complete one of her stories during the last day of Pope Francis's visit to Philadelphia and the United States. Meg had three front page stories published in the Centre Daily Times from her trip to Philadelphia to cover the Pope.
