These exclusive photos from Cuba were captured by Tablet reporter Antonina Zielinska, who was on assignment to cover the papal visit.
Month: March 2012
Pope in Cuba – Urges Patience and Faith in Fight for Human Freedom
by Francis X. Rocca SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (CNS) – Celebrating an outdoor Mass on his first day in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged the struggles of the country’s Catholics after half a century of communism and described human freedom as a necessity for both salvation and social justice. The pope spoke March 26 in […]
Bay Ridge Hosts Final St. Patrick’s Parade Of the Season
The 19th annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held March 25 along Brooklyn’s Fifth Ave.
In Mexico, Pope Preaches About Trust
by Francis X. Rocca SILAO, Mexico (CNS) – Celebrating Mass in the Catholic heartland of Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI told a nation and a continent suffering from poverty, corruption and violence, to trust in God and the intercession of Mary to help them bring about a “more just and fraternal society.” “When addressing the deeper […]
Cuban-Americans Happy To Be Able to Go Home
by Tom Tracy SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (CNS) – When the Miami Air charter plane touched the ground March 26, applause and shouts of “Thanks be to God” rang out in the cabin, and Julia Malcolm had tears on her face. It was Malcolm’s first time back in Cuba since leaving 51 years ago. “I […]
Archbishop Romero’s Legacy Is Relevant to New Generation
by Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) – Each spring, the doors of the small church near Candler, close to Asheville in North Carolina, are flung open to let in the burgeoning number of congregants. Seats fill fast on or around March 24, said Edith Segovia, a parishioner of St. Joan of Arc Church. Increasingly, she sees […]
Msgr. Flanagan Remembered For His Service to Diocese
Msgr. Thomas J. Flanagan, who was chaplain of Our Lady of Skies Chapel at Kennedy Airport from 1973 to 1989, died March 25 at his home in Hampton Bays, L.I. He was 88. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 28 at St. Rosalie Church, Hampton Bays. Retired Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan was […]
Pope Visits Shrine to The Patroness of Cuba
EL COBRE, Cuba (CNS) – Entrusting people to Mary’s maternal care is a normal Catholic practice, but when Pope Benedict XVI prayed that Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre would wrap her golden mantle around the people of Cuba, it was particularly poignant. For 400 years, Cubans – believers and nonbelievers alike – have […]
The Virgin of Charity Has Been Cuba’s Patroness for 400 Years
Our Lady of Charity, also known as Our Lady of Cobre, is the patroness of Cuba. The story about how the image became Cuba’s patroness dates back to the early 17th century, when two brothers, Rodrigo and Juan de Hoyos, and their slave, Juan Moreno, set out to the Bay of Nipe in Cuba for […]
Rallies Across Nation Protest HHS Mandate
WASHINGTON (CNS) – People gathered March 23 in front of U.S. courthouses, state capitols and historic sites to support religious freedom and protest a federal mandate they say violates that freedom by requiring most religious employers to provide no-cost contraceptive coverage even it is contrary to their beliefs. All of the events, held at noon […]