Cardinal Ortega, who played key role in US-Cuba diplomatic thaw, retires
April 27, 2016
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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
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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
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Pope says meeting with Patriarch was a ‘conversation of brothers’
February 13, 2016
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‘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
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‘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
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Patriarch Kirill is overheard telling the Pope: ‘Things are easier now’
Watch: Pope Francis meets Patriarch Kirill
February 12, 2016
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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
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Pope Francis delivered an off-the-cuff homily in Havana’s cathedral on Sunday
Pope prays for success of Colombia peace talks in Cuba
September 21, 2015
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Representatives of FARC and the Colombian government have been holding talks in Cuba since late 2012
Serve others, not ideologies, Pope urges Cubans at Mass in Havana
September 20, 2015
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‘We do not serve ideas, we serve people,’ Francis tells hundreds of thousands in Revolution Square
Today’s Catholic must-reads: 28/03/12
March 28, 2012
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