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A brotherly embrace brings pope and Russian patriarch together
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published February 19, 2016HAVANA (CNS)—At long last, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow embraced, kissing each other three times. “Finally,” the pope told the patriarch Feb. 12 as they met in a lounge at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. “We are brothers,” he told the patriarch. Amid the clicking of cameras and multiple flashes, Patriarch […]
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Pope urges Cuba’s youth to dream, priests, sisters to ‘love poverty’
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published September 21, 2015HAVANA (CNS)—In a hot and steamy cathedral after listening to a Daughter of Charity talk about her work with people with severe disabilities, Pope Francis set aside his prepared homily and spoke about serving those the world considers “useless.” “Serving ‘the useless’ makes Jesus shine,” the pope said at an evening prayer service Sept. 20 […] Full Story | En Español