Event organizers said on Monday, .U.S. soul singer Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns will perform during the visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia later this month.
The two singers will headline separate performances on Saturday, Sept. 26, when the pope visits the World Meeting of Families' street festival, and in the run-up to a public Mass said by the pontiff on Sunday, Sept. 27. The Mass is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1.5 million people.