Pope Francis

Pope Francis will hold a meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in Cuba on February 12th. It marks the first ever such meeting between a Roman Pontiff and the head of…
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Raúl Castro met for an hour at the Cuban mission with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who in April headed a trade mission to Cuba. He also attended the pope's address at the U.N.…
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On the occasion of Pope Francis' visit to Cuba, Sept. 19-22, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba has issued a message to the Cuban people that the Communist Party daily Granma…
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The Bishop of Rome calls for a transformation of the thought that inevitably leads to an urgent search for a new lifestyle. That is why he calls for a revolution of thought and, of…
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Pope Francis hasn't taken on small or short-lived problems either, nor has he avoided irritating elements of the Catholic fold. Take Cuba. For more than five decades U.S. policy against…
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“Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it,” said the pontiff.
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Francis and Mr. Castro met privately for nearly an hour on Sunday morning, speaking in Spanish, before the Cuban leader left the Vatican to meet with the Italian prime minister, Matteo…
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The Vatican has offered little explanation for this Sunday's meeting between President Raul Castro and Pope Francis, apart from Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi's comment that it was…
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“Francis will address Congress and it will be a great opportunity for him to advocate for the embargo to be lifted,” Ruiz said.
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Rev. Federico Lombardi, a spokesman for the Vatican, said no decision about the trip — which could form part of the pope's itinerary when he visits the United States in the autumn— has…
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