O’Malley departs Boston to meet Pope Francis in Cuba

Listen here to The Florida Roundup: Pope Francis’ trip to Cuba, the second Republican debate and the possible return of Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing services to Broward County. “People now are finding out where I stand, so we’ll see”.

A worker of the city’s historian’s office walks past a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi outside the Saint Francis church in Havana September 19, 2015.

“I think that’s relevant for young people who are navigating their way through adolescence and adulthood”, Annarelli said.

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, told Vatican television Thursday that in his speeches to Congress and the United Nations the pope will emphasize the encyclical’s message on the need to protect the environment.

Pope Francis is becoming known as the pope of mercy, a pope who Burbidge said is making a real connection with people. “Resiliency within cities is a massive issue, whether we are ready for and are planning for the impacts of climate change”.

At the other end of the spectrum, dissidents opposed to the one-party state are praying for public encouragement from the pope, and help in securing the release of more than 50 jailed activists they consider political prisoners.

Perhaps the president’s staff just bought the media myth that this pope has turned his back on two millennia of Catholic doctrine.

Later, Pope Francis will meet with priests and seminarians and then greet young people.

He sees the pope’s visit as important and impactful, and the excitement around the trip evidence that Francis will seize the moment knowing that all eyes will be on him. As a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Goose Creek, Dosch organized a pilgrimage, which several were willing to join. Rehearsals for the Papal choir and orchestra began in Havana’s Revolution Square last week, ahead of the pope’s first visit to the island this weekend. This is the third time a pope has chose to visit the communist nation since 1998.

“They also spoke about the upcoming visit by His Holiness Pope Francis to Cuba and the United States, acknowledging his contribution to the start of a new stage in relations between the two countries”, the ministry said. He arrives in the U.S. Tuesday.