Celebrating Mass early on Tuesday, just a few hours before he was scheduled to fly to Washington, Pope Francis told Cubans, “Our revolution comes about through tenderness.”
Month: September 2015
Continued Coverage of the Papal Visit to Cuba
Go to NET-TV or www.popeinusa.com for live coverage and commentary of the Pope’s visit to Cuba and the United States.
Pope to Cubans: Serve People, Not Ideology
As Cubans finally face the prospects of calmer relationships and greater ease of communication and commerce with the U.S., Pope Francis, speaking in Havana’s Revolution Square, Sept. 20, told the Cuban people that love and service, not anyone’s ideology, are the keys to their happiness.
Pope Arrives In Cuba Calling For Freedom, Better US-Cuba Relations
Pope Francis began his visit to Cuba praying for greater freedom for the island’s people and calling on U.S. and Cuban politicians to continue moving toward fully normal and neighborly relations.
Canonization Mass to Highlight DC Visit
Pope Francis’ schedule for the day includes a midday prayer with the U.S. bishops at St. Matthew Cathedral and a canonization Mass he will celebrate for Blessed Junipero Serra on the east portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Interreligious Leaders To Pray with Pope at 9/11 Memorial
On Sept. 25, Pope Francis will visit the World Trade Center memorial site of the 9/11 attacks, where nearly 3,000 people were killed by terrorists in 2001. He plans to pay his respects to the victims of the attack and meet with local religious leaders for a Multi-Religious Meeting for Peace.
Papal Trip Is Teaching Moment for Educators
To honor the visit of Pope Francis to the United States for the World Meeting of Families taking place in Philadelphia, the Catholic Telemedia Network (CTN), a division of DeSales Media Group, is sponsoring a “Welcome Pope Francis – Celebrate Family” project.
Jailed for Defending Marriage
Guest columnist Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk addresses how Kim Davis’ measured actions at the clerk’s office in Rowan County, Ky., offer a coherent and courageous response to chaotic attempts to undermine marriage and the rule of law.
All Eyes Will Be on ‘Favorable’ Pope
Guest columnist Richard Trumka shares the results of a recent national survey, commissioned by the AFL-CIO and faith organizations, that shows “religious” and “faith affiliated” Americans see Pope Francis’ moral clarity as a guide for the 2016 presidential election.
Tablet TALK: Parish Honors Its Patronage
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a “Walk with Francis” in Williamsburg, a poverty simulation in Manhattan, a Queens parish marking its 90th anniversary and much more.