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Pope Benedict XVI

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Agustin Roman, America's First Cuban Bishop, Dies at 83

    If Miami's Cuban community had a patron saint, it was surely Agustín Román, who fled Castro with a boatload of other priests and then, as America's first Cuban-born bishop, made such a political mark that current Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski compared him to Felix Varela.Román was found dead of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Fidel Castro Asks, "What Does a Pope Do?" Pope Zings Back About His Age (Video)

    ​In perhaps the most important meeting of octogenarians all year, Fidel Castro and Pope Benedict XVI sat down yesterday in Havana for a brief, 30-minute tête-à-tête. During the meeting, Castro asked Benedict what exactly a pope does, while Benedict made a bit of a zinger about their old age.

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Obama Administration Says No to Florida Ferry Service to Cuba

    ​You're going to have to wait for that romantic cruise to Havana. Under President Obama, travel restrictions to Cuba have eased from the Bush years, with new air charters opening routes from Miami and Tampa and even Texas to the island. That thaw, though, apparently doesn't include passenger boats ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    Alina Fernandez, Fidel's daughter, isn't sure whether Castro has found Jesus

    ​You're going to have to wait for that romantic cruise to Havana. Under President Obama, travel restrictions to Cuba have eased from the Bush years, with new air charters opening routes from Miami and Tampa and even Texas to the island. That thaw, though, apparently doesn't include passenger boats ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Fidel Castro Has Found Jesus, Will Ask Pope For Forgiveness, Daughter Says

    ​Decades after his education by Havana Jesuits, is Fidel Castro starting to feel kinda bad about the whole renouncing religion and being a hated dictator stuff? According to his Miami-based daughter Alina, the Marxist in fact has "come closer to religion" as he edges stubbornly toward death. Vatic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Rick Ross Goes Vegan and Four Other Bogus Music Predictions for 2012

    ​With just a few days left in 2011, we can't help but predict what 2012 has in store. Will the world come to an end? Maybe. Will Barack Obama be re-elected? Hopefully. Will the Miami Heat dominate the NBA? Of course. But what about the music world? What changes will it see in 2012? What's going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Pope Benedict May Visit Cuba Next Year

    ​Few pastoral visits caused as much controversy as Pope John Paul II's 1998 visit to Cuba. Catholic exiles worried that the Pope's visit to the island would further legitimize Fidel Castro's dictatorship, and images of the two shaking hands was not a welcome site for many in Miami.Now, the Vatican ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    Thomas Wenski: Archbishop Easy Rider

    ​Few pastoral visits caused as much controversy as Pope John Paul II's 1998 visit to Cuba. Catholic exiles worried that the Pope's visit to the island would further legitimize Fidel Castro's dictatorship, and images of the two shaking hands was not a welcome site for many in Miami.Now, the Vatican ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2010

    Archbishop Thomas Wenski: Tea Party conservative and church radical

    ​Few pastoral visits caused as much controversy as Pope John Paul II's 1998 visit to Cuba. Catholic exiles worried that the Pope's visit to the island would further legitimize Fidel Castro's dictatorship, and images of the two shaking hands was not a welcome site for many in Miami.Now, the Vatican ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Did Priest Sex Scandal Lead Miami Archbishop to Resign Early?

    The AP reports this morning that the pope has accepted the resignation of Miami Archbishop John Favalora, who has led the Catholic Church in Miami, Broward, and Monroe counties since 1994. Rev. Neil Doherty was accused of drugging and molesting dozens of boys in Miami.​Favalora's move ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    News Roundup

    Kendrick Meek attacked Charlie Crist (his possible foe in the 2010 Senate race) for not handling stimulus funds in a way best for Florida. [PBPost]Some d-bag was arrested for using his camera phone to take up-skirt videos at Aventura Mall. [NBCMiami]"Don Diego" Montoya, a Colombian drug ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Obama Appoints Miami-Raised Miguel Diaz as Envoy to the Vatican

    President Obama's relationship with religion is complex, but you can't accuse him of not being thoughtful. When it comes to appointing an ambassador to the Holy See, all but President George W. Bush's third and final appointee have been chosen much like any other Ambassador -- big time don ... More >>

  • Film

    May 14, 2009

    Angels and Demons Has a Need for Speed

    In theaters Friday.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Weekly News Wrapup - The Pope, Merging Airlines, and Canceled Concerts

    In theaters Friday.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Pope Benedict XVI's Contrition: Too Little, Too Late

    In theaters Friday.

  • Dining

    July 13, 2006

    Foie Wars

    Force-feeding amounts to either animal farming or grotesque torture, but do our chefs give a duck?

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