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Pope Francis’ time in Pennsylvania will include a visit to Independence Hall, the Curran Fromhold Correction Facility to speak with inmates and Sunday mass.

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.

Francis delivered a mostly religious homily to the tens of thousands present, but sprinkled it with criticism of “elitism” and ideology. “And the Holy Father’s presence has been such a blessing”, said O’Malley. Saturday night, the pope pressed...

An Alitalia plane carrying the Argentine-born leader of the world’s 1.2 billion member Roman Catholic church touched down at Joint Base Andrews after a flight from Cuba.

He will speak to Congress and to schoolchildren in Harlem.

“Francis has come to bless this new union between Cuba and the United States“, said Enrique Mesa, a 32-year-old tourism worker.

Chris Christie (R) criticized Pope Francis Sunday for his efforts to patch up diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.

After mass, the pope will meet with Castro, then preside over vespers at Havana Cathedral before holding an unscripted exchange with young Cubans – a demographic feeling the pain of the communist island’s hard economic transition.

Despite what appeared to be thousands of plainclothes and uniformed security officers in Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution during a papal Mass on Sunday, a man began emotionally appealing to the pope and grabbing onto the popemobile as it drove through the crowd before the...

The group from Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora will fly to Philadelphia to meet up with other high schoolers, and see the Pope say mass this coming weekend. That is not counting the crowds that will turn out in Washington and New York.

Fidel Castro gave the Pope a book entitled “Fidel and Religion”, based on conversations between the Cuban leader and a Brazilian priest, in which he speaks about his views on Catholicism and his education in a Jesuit school.

Among the faithful there was overwhelming gratitude for the pope’s role in the new relationship between Cuba and the U.S.

The stations closed about 7:30 a.m. when smoke was reported at a Metro-owned traction power substation in a lot near RFK Stadium. The transit agency says residual delays may continue during the afternoon and evening rush hour. Because of this, trains will operate at lower speeds...

Pope Francis began his trip to Cuba on Saturday by praising the normalization of relations with its former Cold War foe, the United States, calling it an example to the rest of the world.

Castro gave Pope Francis a copy of Freitas Betto’s 1985 book entitled “Fidel and Religion”, which is based off of a 23-hour-long interview between Castro and a Brazilian priest, Reuters reports.