Pope Francis' historic six-day, three-city tour of the United States drew hundreds of thousands of Catholics and non-Catholics alike.  Throngs greated him in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia. Within the massive crowd gathered in Philadelphia, were many who made the trek from metro Atlanta  -- a pilgrim for Duluth, students from Georgia Tech, high school students and clergy.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, among others, will no longer be considered fee-free days at U.S. National Parks. While the MLK National Historic Park in Atlanta doesn't charge admission, the new schedule will affect such metro Atlanta sites as Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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