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Religion

  • 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

    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 >>

  • News

    November 24, 2011

    Ernesto Pichardo: Spirit Guide

    ​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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Rev. Neil Doherty Hit With $100 Million Judgment in Miami Catholic Church Sex Abuse Suit

    ​A local jury has returned a $100 million judgment in a civil lawsuit against Rev. Neil Dohetry, a former Catholic priest with the Archdiocese of Miami. Although the money might be impossible to collect, the judgment is the biggest ever levied in a case concerning the sexual abuse of children ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Mormons: Hate 'em or elect 'em

    ​A local jury has returned a $100 million judgment in a civil lawsuit against Rev. Neil Dohetry, a former Catholic priest with the Archdiocese of Miami. Although the money might be impossible to collect, the judgment is the biggest ever levied in a case concerning the sexual abuse of children ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Santeria stalker

    ​A local jury has returned a $100 million judgment in a civil lawsuit against Rev. Neil Dohetry, a former Catholic priest with the Archdiocese of Miami. Although the money might be impossible to collect, the judgment is the biggest ever levied in a case concerning the sexual abuse of children ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Santeria Will Get You Cash Money (Video)

    photo by C. StilesValdes performing a ceremony in his home.Julio Cesar Garcia had a problem last week. He was sick of his job at Miami International Airport, and he was ready for a promotion. Sadly, his bosses weren't quite so interested in bumping him up the food chain.So Garcia did what any good S ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2011

    A Little Off the Top

    photo by C. StilesValdes performing a ceremony in his home.Julio Cesar Garcia had a problem last week. He was sick of his job at Miami International Airport, and he was ready for a promotion. Sadly, his bosses weren't quite so interested in bumping him up the food chain.So Garcia did what any good S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Santeria Priest Calls Richard "Kudo" Couto's Animal Abuse Allegations "Hate Speech"

    Ernest Pichardo​Oba Ernesto Pichardo, the high priest and president of the Santeria church that won a landmark Supreme Court case, doesn't take kindly to a renegade animal-rights activist's claims that his faith practices "torture." In fact, he told Riptide yesterday afternoon, he wants to s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2011

    Peter, Paul, and Bones

    Ernest Pichardo​Oba Ernesto Pichardo, the high priest and president of the Santeria church that won a landmark Supreme Court case, doesn't take kindly to a renegade animal-rights activist's claims that his faith practices "torture." In fact, he told Riptide yesterday afternoon, he wants to s ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2010

    Archbishop Thomas Wenski: Tea Party conservative and church radical

    Ernest Pichardo​Oba Ernesto Pichardo, the high priest and president of the Santeria church that won a landmark Supreme Court case, doesn't take kindly to a renegade animal-rights activist's claims that his faith practices "torture." In fact, he told Riptide yesterday afternoon, he wants to s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    The House of Anger

    Ernest Pichardo​Oba Ernesto Pichardo, the high priest and president of the Santeria church that won a landmark Supreme Court case, doesn't take kindly to a renegade animal-rights activist's claims that his faith practices "torture." In fact, he told Riptide yesterday afternoon, he wants to s ... 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

    April 13, 2010

    Catholics Should Take Pope On Tour, Like Conan O'Brien

    The catholic church! Man, they are in the pits, right? Their Q score right now rivals Kate Gosselin's. Heck, it's probably worse than Michelle "Bombshell" McGee's. ​Ever since international media reported the pope, wacky Benedict, willfully ignored reports of kiddie-diddling priests, the church h ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 17, 2009

    Two Lowe Art Museum exhibits showcase life in repressive worlds 1,500 years apart

    The catholic church! Man, they are in the pits, right? Their Q score right now rivals Kate Gosselin's. Heck, it's probably worse than Michelle "Bombshell" McGee's. ​Ever since international media reported the pope, wacky Benedict, willfully ignored reports of kiddie-diddling priests, the church h ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 5, 2009

    World leaders should see the Frost Art Museum's latest exhibits

    The catholic church! Man, they are in the pits, right? Their Q score right now rivals Kate Gosselin's. Heck, it's probably worse than Michelle "Bombshell" McGee's. ​Ever since international media reported the pope, wacky Benedict, willfully ignored reports of kiddie-diddling priests, the church h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Friday Food Funnies: Fast Food

    What is fast food to a redneck? Hitting a dear at 65 mph.I like White Castle but White Castle doesn't like me. ~Craig Hopson, chef at Le Cirque, N.Y.C.After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for a favor.The Pope say ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2009

    FBI tries to deport Muslim man for refusing to be an informant

    After Imam Foad Farahi declined to become a federal informant, the government tried to destroy him.

  • News

    June 4, 2009

    Father Alberto Cutie Isn't the First to Change Religions

    After Imam Foad Farahi declined to become a federal informant, the government tried to destroy him.

  • Film

    May 14, 2009

    Angels and Demons Has a Need for Speed

    In theaters Friday.

  • News

    December 18, 2008

    Letters from the Issue of December 18, 2008

    "If the missiles had remained, we would have used them against the very heart of America, including New York."

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    Why Is Fidel Hanging Out with Russian Orthodox Priests, Anyway?

    Fidel and Vladimir Gundjaev The haggard remains of Fidel Castro made headlines earlier this month for meeting with a Russian Orthodox priest in Havana. The story was newsworthy mostly because the meeting produced the first photo of the ailing Cuban dictator since early this summer. But a larger ... More >>

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    Aventura Lawyer Goes After Pedophile Priests

    The Catholic Church must hate this guy.

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2008

    Herald Finally Acknowledges Controversial Nature of DVD Insert

    The Catholic Church must hate this guy.

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    Church Fires Pederast Priest's Secretary

    When Rev. Neil Doherty misbehaved, the archdiocese punished Theresa Gerstner.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

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

    When Rev. Neil Doherty misbehaved, the archdiocese punished Theresa Gerstner.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

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

    When Rev. Neil Doherty misbehaved, the archdiocese punished Theresa Gerstner.

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    Board of Education Labels Evolution a "Theory"

    When Rev. Neil Doherty misbehaved, the archdiocese punished Theresa Gerstner.

  • Calendar

    January 4, 2007

    Float On and Suffer Well

    When Rev. Neil Doherty misbehaved, the archdiocese punished Theresa Gerstner.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2006

    Dianetics Goes Deco

    When Rev. Neil Doherty misbehaved, the archdiocese punished Theresa Gerstner.

  • News

    October 12, 2006

    Religious Conviction

    Judge José E. Martinez ruled on a contentious case involving the Archdiocese of Miami. Problem is, he's a Eucharistic minister

  • News

    June 29, 2006

    Letters from the Issue of June 29, 2006

    Don’t shake your ass at clubs to Sean Paul if you’re "repulsed at men’s bulges”

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    Sidewalk Salvation

    Preach. Convert. Repeat.

  • News

    December 29, 2005

    Darwin This

    Jews clash over the intelligence of intelligent design

  • News

    November 3, 2005

    Starry Fight

    Oh heavens! A brilliant Cuban exile takes top billing in the intelligent design debate

  • News

    August 25, 2005

    The Gaza Dialogues

    With more than 100,000 Jews in Miami, it's no wonder the debate here is hot

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2005

    Antique Overload

    With more than 100,000 Jews in Miami, it's no wonder the debate here is hot

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2004

    Into the Light

    With more than 100,000 Jews in Miami, it's no wonder the debate here is hot

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Murdered in Havana

    After the Catholic Church banished him, Cuba welcomed him. But the vibrant new life George Zirwas created for himself soon ended in tragic death.

  • News

    August 8, 2002

    A Tale of Two Mosques

    Both are in South Florida and both attracted terrorists, but they could not be more different

  • News

    March 7, 2002

    Letters from the Issue of March 7, 2002

    More debate about "Strings Attached"

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    The Accidental Terrorist

    He stumbled into a group of Muslim extremists with plans to attack America. Then he stumbled into Miami. Today Shaheed Mohamed is nowhere to be found.

  • Calendar

    October 26, 2000

    Oooh, Witchy Women

    A Night Between the Veils: A Samhain Celebration

  • Film

    August 24, 2000

    Lilith Unfair

    Although beautiful to look at, this Israeli film can't manage to say much

  • Shops and Wares

    May 11, 2000

    Best Macramé Maker

    Daniel Tong

  • Dining

    March 23, 2000

    Dish

    Good and Kosher

  • Music

    December 2, 1999

    Deep Breaths

    Monastic vibes from on high resonate here at sea level

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    The Buddha Brotherhood

    In Japan the Soka Gakkai sect is religiously aggressive and politically ambitious. In South Florida it's about peace, prosperity, and positive thinking.

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