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Cardinal Ortega, who played key role in US-Cuba diplomatic thaw, retires

April 27, 2016

Cardinal Jaime Ortega was named Archbishop of Havana in 1981 and oversaw three papal trips to Communist Cuba

President Obama meets Cuban cardinal on first day of historic visit

March 21, 2016

Cardinal Ortega, along with Pope Francis, played a part in the 'Cuban Thaw' of diplomatic relations with the US

Morning Catholic must-reads 21/03/16

March 21, 2016

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Pope says meeting with Patriarch was a ‘conversation of brothers’

February 13, 2016

'I felt an interior joy that truly came from the Lord,' the Pope tells reporters

Full text: Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill’s joint declaration

February 12, 2016

'Catholics and Orthodox are called to work together fraternally in proclaiming the Good News of salvation'

‘We are brothers,’ Pope Francis tells Patriarch Kirill

February 12, 2016

Patriarch Kirill is overheard telling the Pope: 'Things are easier now'

Watch: Pope Francis meets Patriarch Kirill

February 12, 2016

First meeting of a pope and Russian patriarch takes place in Havana

‘Love poverty like you love your mother,’ Pope tells Havana congregation

September 21, 2015

Pope Francis delivered an off-the-cuff homily in Havana's cathedral on Sunday

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