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

While he is visiting Washington, D.C. and New York City, Philadelphia-our home-is arguably the most important stop on his tour.

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.

Pope Francis met Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday hours after warning Cubans to beware the dangers of ideology and the lure of selfishness as their country enters a new era of closer ties with the United States. Vatican officials described their 40-minute...

“He’s directly challenging so numerous things that have become political issues here in the United States“, Burns said. The fifth grader is one five Catholic school students chosen by the Diocese of Brooklyn to greet the pope when he arrives at John F. Kennedy...

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.

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.

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit falls on the 50th anniversary of the first time a sitting pontiff visited the United States.

Pope Francis’ highly anticipated visit to the United States offers an opportunity to advance our understanding of the significant role that the pope and the Holy See play in world affairs. With embassies all over the world, not to mention its churches and other affililated...

Rogers noted that Dyer is overseeing the visits while continuing to plan daily White House events, including Obama’s recent meetings with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and an East Room ceremony where Obama awarded...

The USA has announced eased restrictions on business and travel with Cuba, the latest move by President Barack Obama to improve relations with the country.

Tens of thousands of Cubans attended the Mass at the huge plaza where Cubans celebrate May Day beneath massive portraits of revolutionary leaders Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos built into the facades of government buildings.