Preparation for papal visit

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where Pope Francis will lead Mass, recently completed a restoration.

A cutout of Pope Francis appears on a playground at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Washington.

The statue of the Virgin of Charity is displayed at the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity in Miami, where the local Cuban community is anticipating Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba beginning Sept. 19.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan unveils the chair Pope Francis will use at the Mass he will lead at Madison Square Garden.

Pope Francis’ image adorns a commemorative coin booth at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in anticipation of the papal visit to New York City.

The lectern Abraham Lincoln used to deliver the Gettysburg Address is displayed at the Union League of Philadelphia. Pope Francis will use the lectern when he speaks outside Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where Pope Francis will hold Mass during his New York visit.