Roman Catholicism

We Have a Pope: A Toothless Satire of the Catholic Church

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 >>

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.

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

​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.

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 >>

Alberto Cutie: Post-Catholic Padre

​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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Archbishop Favalora Accused of Turning Miami Archdiocese Into "Corrupt Homosexual Superculture"

​Oh, Jesus Christ. Gawker has a whopper of a story today accusing Archbishop Emeritus John C. Favalora of running the Miami Archdiocese of the Catholic Church like some sort of gay sex mafia.The report, penned by former New Times contributor and theater critic Brandon K. Thorp, gathers information ... More >>

Osama Bin Laden "Removed" by Pope John Paul II, says Peruvian President Alan Garcia

wikimedia commonsDo you believe in miracles? Alan Garcia does, just not the nice, feel-good kind.​Pope John Paul II may have died six years ago, but the recently beatified Pole still packs quite a holy punch. At least, so believes Peruvian president Alan Garcia, who credited JPII for "removing" Os ... More >>

Peter, Paul, and Bones

wikimedia commonsDo you believe in miracles? Alan Garcia does, just not the nice, feel-good kind.​Pope John Paul II may have died six years ago, but the recently beatified Pole still packs quite a holy punch. At least, so believes Peruvian president Alan Garcia, who credited JPII for "removing" Os ... More >>

Thomas Wenski: Archbishop Easy Rider

wikimedia commonsDo you believe in miracles? Alan Garcia does, just not the nice, feel-good kind.​Pope John Paul II may have died six years ago, but the recently beatified Pole still packs quite a holy punch. At least, so believes Peruvian president Alan Garcia, who credited JPII for "removing" Os ... More >>

Archbishop Thomas Wenski: Tea Party conservative and church radical

wikimedia commonsDo you believe in miracles? Alan Garcia does, just not the nice, feel-good kind.​Pope John Paul II may have died six years ago, but the recently beatified Pole still packs quite a holy punch. At least, so believes Peruvian president Alan Garcia, who credited JPII for "removing" Os ... More >>

Archdiocese of Miami Sued Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Coral Springs Music Teacher

Michael MillerArchbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski gives a press conference after a recent trip to Cuba​The Archdiocese of Miami is getting hit with yet another lawsuit claiming sexual abuse by an employee of the Church.A lawsuit filed this morning in Miami-Dade Circuit Court alleges that Miguel Cala ... More >>

Willard Trent Sues Archdiocese of Miami for $5 Million Over Alleged Sexual Abuse

Fr. Thomas Dennehy, who died in 1999.​Willard Trent, 13-years-old at time of alleged abuse​In what could be the first test of its new leadership, the Archdiocese of Miami is defending itself against charges it concealed the sexual abuse of at least one altar boy since the late 1960s.In a lawsuit ... More >>

Argentina Becomes First Latin American Country to Approve Gay Marriage

​After a heated debate that lasted until 4 a.m. in the morning, Argentina is set to become the first country in Latin America to recognize same-sex marriage. The Senate approved the measure following the foot steps of the lower house, and President Cristina Fernandez is certain to sign the measure ... More >>

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 >>

Miami 2009: Seven signs the End Times are nigh

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 >>

Court Time

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 >>

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 >>

Angels and Demons Has a Need for Speed

In theaters Friday.

Only in Miami: Catholic Priest Sexy Photo Scandal

via The HeraldFather Alberto Cutié has always been something of an oddity: a media-savvy, good-lucking Roman Catholic priest with a side job as a Spanish-language television host, radio jock, and newspaper columnist. His media ubiquity has earned him the nickname "Father Oprah," but now & ... More >>

Make Like Mozart

via The HeraldFather Alberto Cutié has always been something of an oddity: a media-savvy, good-lucking Roman Catholic priest with a side job as a Spanish-language television host, radio jock, and newspaper columnist. His media ubiquity has earned him the nickname "Father Oprah," but now & ... More >>

Madoff's Man

South Florida multimillionaire Michael Bienes never cut ties with Bernie Madoff, even after the SEC shut him down.

Aventura Lawyer Goes After Pedophile Priests

The Catholic Church must hate this guy.

Church Fires Pederast Priest's Secretary

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

Last Night: BB King at the BankAtlantic Center

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

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

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

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

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

Lambs to Slaughter

Miami's Catholic leaders covered for a priest who drugged and sodomized at least a dozen boys.

Have a Coke and a Trial

Miami's Catholic leaders covered for a priest who drugged and sodomized at least a dozen boys.

Religious Conviction

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

Yeshiva Dustup

A lawyer who battled the church takes on the Orthodox establishment

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.

Righteous Bombers?

Miami's non-Muslim mullahs are ready to forgive Castro's accused 2000 assassins

Heretics in the House

They came to Miami. They gathered publicly. They showed no fear. And they trashed the Cuba embargo.

Nightmare on Ocean Drive

Welcome to the world of Anastasia Monster of Art, where low art and the high life meet in an orgy of self-glorified kitsch

Father Albert's Pulpit Show

He's got looks, charm, and the church on his side. But even this priest may not save Telemundo's ratings.

Dance of the Deities

He's got looks, charm, and the church on his side. But even this priest may not save Telemundo's ratings.

A Miami Miracle

Divine intervention may be responsible for the hubbub around a Little Havana statue. Or maybe it's media hype.

Miami Voice, Part 2

A recent study by a panel of journalists blasted Radio Mart'. Now it's time to name names.

Miami Voice

A new report confirms that Radio Mart' has become a mecca of shoddy reporting

Politics and Spirits

Miami city worker Caridad Rios swears she's never practiced Santera. Try telling that to the many politicians who befriend her -- or fear her.

Miami's Man in Havana

Unrepentant leftist, friend to Castro, and loyal Cuban, Max Lesnik continues to defy the ideological mandates of el exilio

Holy Wars, Inc.

A vicious fight is raging among the high priests of newly fashionable Santeria, where Websites beckon and the gods are far from crazy

Brothers in Alms

A vicious fight is raging among the high priests of newly fashionable Santeria, where Websites beckon and the gods are far from crazy

News of the Weird

A vicious fight is raging among the high priests of newly fashionable Santeria, where Websites beckon and the gods are far from crazy

Letters

A vicious fight is raging among the high priests of newly fashionable Santeria, where Websites beckon and the gods are far from crazy

United They Stand

Labor organizer Monica Russo helps Dade's nursing home workers form a more perfect union

Power to the Parish

Father Jose Luis Menendez of Wynwood takes the church to the people and the people to the streets