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Miami pays tribute to Catholic shrine revered by Cuban exile community 
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Miami pays tribute to Catholic shrine revered by Cuban exile community 

For decades, “La Ermita de la Caridad,” a Catholic shrine near Biscayne Bay, has stood as a symbol of hope and freedom for many, especially South Florida’s Cuban exile community.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 9, 2025
Are Pope Leo’s ancestors from Cuba? Genealogy researchers in Miami think so
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Are Pope Leo’s ancestors from Cuba? Genealogy researchers in Miami think so

It has become an old joke in the Cuban-American community to note that Cubans seem to be everywhere. And so, when Pope Leo was elected to lead the Catholic Church…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
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Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2025
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
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Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2025
Robert Prevost, the first American pope, is from Chicago and jokes are already flowing: ‘All communion wafers will be deep-dish’
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Robert Prevost, the first American pope, is from Chicago and jokes are already flowing: ‘All communion wafers will be deep-dish’

Here comes ‘Da Pope.’ Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named today as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it. “From…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2025
Holy white smoke, the Catholic Church has a new pope!
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Holy white smoke, the Catholic Church has a new pope!

VATICAN CITY (PBS) — White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals inside have elected a new pope.…
Posted by John McCarthy May 8, 2025
Here’s what cardinals eat during the conclave — and why ravioli and roast chicken were banned
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Here’s what cardinals eat during the conclave — and why ravioli and roast chicken were banned

VATICAN CITY (NYP) — The Catholic cardinals meeting for the conclave are locked in the Sistine Chapel — one of the most grand buildings in the western world. But their…
Posted by John McCarthy May 7, 2025
Conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Pope Francis’ radical legacy or change course?
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Conclave politics begin with the question: Continue Pope Francis’ radical legacy or change course?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, naming “princes of the church” from faraway…
Posted by John McCarthy April 27, 2025
Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral and last popemobile ride
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Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral and last popemobile ride

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Pope Francis, beloved for his compassion and willingness to shake up scandal-ridden church, dies at 88
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Pope Francis, beloved for his compassion and willingness to shake up scandal-ridden church, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2025

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