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According to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who is a Republican presidential candidate, President Barack Obama is pretending to be a Christian, and is not treating Pope Francis’ visit with respect (video below).

HANDOUT/REUTERS/ Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (l.) greets Pope Francis after a mass in Havana’s Revolution Square in Cuba. Ortega was among many priests sent to military-run agricultural camps in the 1960s after Fidel Castro declared Cuba to be...

It was the day of the selfie, as someone called it. But people said it was absolutely worth the wait just to see the Pope, even for 15 seconds. “Be accepting and open to everyone who needs our help so we can have the opportunity to touch them with God’s love”.

5) But lately, a growing number of millennials have left the Catholic church as they enter adulthood – a problem afflicting almost all religious groups in the state. Here in Billings, the celebration of his visit is as magnetic as it is across the country. Religious...

Pope Francis spoke about tolerance and inclusiveness before also speaking to humanity’s responsibility to care for our “common home”. In his first remarks on USA soil, that’s exactly what Pope Francis did.

While Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States this fall has stirred excitement among many Catholics in America, the historic trip comes at a time of mixed emotions for some in New York’s Chinese Catholic community. “I know he did”, said Cardinal...

With his arrival in Havana, where he was greeted by President Raul Castro, he became the third pontiff to visit Cuba in the past 17 years – a remarkable record for any country, much less one with a small community of practicing Catholics.

Pope Francis’ USA arrival is encouraging local families to take the trip to see him up close.

Father McDonald did a sabbatical at the Vatican two years ago and celebrated several masses and got to see the Pope up close. Francis said they spoke a lot about the pope’s encyclical on climate change because Fidel is very anxious about the environment.

He’s a pope that’s full of surprises, and that means he presents some security challenges for the officers keeping him safe while on USA soil.

As the greetings took place, the crowd assembled at Joint Base Andrews was heard chanting “Ho Ho Hey Hey Welcome to the United States of America!”

His corrective about his ideology is a significant prelude to his arrival in the USA , as the Democratic Party has increasingly attempted to claim Francis as their policy champion over the past few months.

A delegation of 15 people from the Assembly of Civil Rights at Incarnation Catholic Church in Minneapolis are driving across the country to Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia for the Pope’s visit.

The 78-year-old Argentine pontiff stepped onto USA soil for the first time at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, where he was greeted by US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their two daughters.

“These are professionals and there has been significant planning that’s gone into this, and we’re confident that they have what it takes to do this job right”, he said.