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Pope Francis beseeched Americans to end hostility toward immigrants in a historic speech before the U.S. Congress on Thursday, weighing in forcefully on a divisive issue that is stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign. “The yardstick we use for others will be the...

The ceremony, part of the pope’s first Mass in the United States, was in keeping with the pope’s theme of evangelization this year.

Peter and Paul. Approximately 1,600 people were in attendance, according to the Associated Press.

They note that while the millennium goals were developed by then secretary-general Kofi Annan and his staff, the new goals are the result of years of negotiations by all 193 member states, which means they should all have a stake in their achievement. “We’re not the...

He found a city practically under lockdown, with blocked-off streets and checkpoints manned by police, National Guardsmen and border agents.

At Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis repeated that question in Spanish – “y tu?”

American last carried a pope, John Paul II, in 1993, flying him from Denver to Rome. The situation in Palestine-Israel is among the topics that the pope is expected to discuss with the president, and perhaps in his address to Congress as well.

Holguin – On Monday, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Eastern Cuba city of Holguin becoming the first Pope to visit the city where the Castro brothers and leaders of Cuba, Fidel and Raul, grew up.

The Bishop of Rome presented the Cuban leader with a collection of theological books, and Fidel Castro gave the Pope an autographed copy of the book “Fidel and Religion” by the Brazilian theologian Frei Betto.

The pope told reporters he hopes the United States will lift its long trade embargo on the Communist-run island but does not plan to raise it in his address to Congress this week.

Ahead of his first USA visit, Pope Francis celebrated mass in Cuba Sunday before hundreds of thousands of worshipers in Havana’s Revolution Square.

As we greet the Pope in the United States this week, LGBT Catholics and our allies are hoping and praying that the Pope will listen to his flock – and take a stand for Christ-like love and acceptance. I believed if I could authentically capture the essence of that inner...

In Havana, the pope met Fidel Castro over the weekend in a 40-minute session at the former president’s home that the Vatican described as “informal and familial”, with an exchange of books and discussion about issues facing humanity.

Toni’s Kitchen in Montclair also shares the Pope’s message of feeding the hungry. I wholeheartedly agree with Pope Francis, who urged us to be open to immigrants and refugees as persons, not numbers. “So we’re supping with the pope”. Congress must...

Pope Francis has faced criticism for refusing to meet with human rights activists in Cuba, and has been accused of largely ignoring the issue of human rights during his visit. Although he telephoned some dissidents on Sunday to give a “passing greeting”, they were...