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House Speaker John Boehner expects the pontiff to rise above USA political bickering and provide bipartisan inspiration.

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.

“We’re not the radicals on the fringe, we’re actually increasingly becoming more of a mainstream”.

Like five million children living in the USA, Sofia fears that she could be separated from her parents due to their differing immigration statuses. I’m an American citizen of Mexican origin.

Every fourth-grader here must learn the history of the 21 Spanish missions, built between 1769 and 1823, some of them now National Historic Landmarks.

The city of Philadelphia is making preparations ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis on Saturday. The 78-year-old ended his full day in NYC by holding a star-studded mass at Madison Square Garden. And that was after a big night!

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

Although his United Nations remarks on the environment and the economy carried a message many liberals welcomed, Francis also affirmed church doctrine on abortion and sexuality.

More lined the streets as his motorcade traveled to the Capitol, where thousands waited on the Mall to watch his speech on giant screens. He was at the White House on Wednesday for the Pope’s address there and joined the throngs on the Mall in D.C. He describes the...

Pope Francis has been called a rock star among religious leaders and soon that will be true literally, with the pontiff out soon with an album. “In practical terms, this absolute minimum has three names: lodging, labor and land”, Francis said to applause.

A five-year-old Sophie Cruz breached the barriers to deliver Pope Francis a personal letter.

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.

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

Citing Matthew 7:12, Francis said, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” “The Golden Rule also reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development”, he said. Yes, he supported protection of life...