Home / Newsroom

U.S. Catholics make plans to see the pope in Cuba

February 27, 2012

Miami Whitfield, The Miami Herald

The Archdiocese of Miami flights that will carry some 300 pilgrims to Cuba for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit next month are a study in logistics.

Organized for the archdiocese by Airline Brokers, a Coral Gables company that is a veteran in the Cuba travel business, tandem pilgrimage flights will leave Miami International Airport on March 26 bound for Santiago, where the pope will celebrate a sunset Mass at Revolution Square.

But while the pilgrims are at the Mass, the two chartered planes return to Miami — carrying all of the travelers’ luggage — then return to Santiago later. The pilgrims will once again board the planes and head to Havana, where the pope is scheduled to meet with church officials and celebrate a morning Mass in the Plaza of the Revolution on March 28....

Read More
Bookmark and Share


Recent Articles

Date Title
2/29/12 The Frozen U.S.-Cuba Relationship
Julia Sweig, Council on Foreign Relations
2/29/12 Cuban National Symphony plans to visit Tampa, 16 U.S. cities
Douglas Stanglin, USA Today
2/28/12 Chávez, his friends and life after death
John Paul Rathbone, Financial Times
2/27/12 Current Record
2/26/12 Raul Castro tells U.S. senators: Gross ‘was no spy’
JTA
2/26/12 Why is Cuban Blogger Miriam Celaya a 'Traitor' for Speaking With Americans, but Raul Castro is Not?
Yoani Sanchez, Generacion Y
2/25/12 US senators meet Cuba's Castro about contractor
Paul Haven, AP
2/25/12 We must prepare in case Cuban oil rigs spring a leak
Dr. John Proni and Dr. Richard Dodge, Miami Herald
2/25/12 Cuban dissidents tell US visitors that human rights must be respected
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/23/12 Havana diplomats to meet ‘respectful’ Cubans in US
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/23/12 Cuban police crack down as key anniversaries approach
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/22/12 No conditions for pope on Cuba trip - envoy
Phillip Pullella, Reuters
2/21/12 Venezuelan leader Chavez faces new surgery in Cuba
Fabiola Sanchez, The Miami Herald
2/21/12 Pilgrims to Cuba hope Pope’s visit will signal change
Ana Veciana-Suarez, The Miami Herald
2/21/12 Cuban archbishop evacuates Ladies in White from basilica amid fears of police beating
Juan Tamayo, McClatchy Newspapers
2/21/12 Colombia to decide Cuba's Summit of the Americas fate: OAS
Seth Robbins, Colombia Reports
2/20/12 Three Catholic dissidents criticize Cuba, communism and the church
Juan Tamayo, The Miami Herald
2/20/12 Cuba Names Econ Chief a VP on Ministers' Council
AP, El Nuevo Herald
2/17/12 Cuba reports food output up 8.7 percent in 2011
Reuters
2/17/12 Leading Cuban dissident asks pope to press Castro regime on human rights
Erika Bolstad, The Miami Herald
2/16/12 Obama should take the offensive on Cuba
Andres Oppenheimer, The Miami Herald
2/16/12 Cuba eyes Americas Summit place, but not OAS return
BBC
2/16/12 Cuba Unleashes the Pent-Up Energy of Real Estate Dreams
Victoria Burnett, The New York Times
2/15/12 Awaiting pope: New Castro, same mess of an economy in Cuba
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/13/12 Imprisoned American in Cuba renews debate on whether US agency’s tactics are too secretive
AP, The Washington Post
2/13/12 USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed
Desmond Butler, AP
2/13/12 Fort Lauderdale company wants to run Cuba ferry
AP, The Mii Herald
2/13/12 US embargo on Cuba: tough times breed survivors
Rigoberto Diaz, AP
2/13/12 Florida-Cuba ferry plans stuck in U.S. "black hole"
Doreen Hemlock, Sun Sentinel
2/10/12 Sen. Feinstein singles out Cuba as potential drug smuggling point
David Goodhue, The Miami Herald
2/8/12 Cubans say U.S. embargo a failure at 50
Jeff Franks, Reuters
2/8/12 Cuban migrants at Guantánamo base ‘broke rules,’ face restrictions
Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald
2/8/12 Cuban blogger riles with her weapon of words
John Paul Rathbone, Financial Times
2/7/12 Vatican may put Cuba’s Felix Varela on the road to sainthood
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/7/12 Familia visita a exiliado preso en Cuba
Alfonso Chardy, El Nuevo Herald
2/7/12 Denuncian más de 4,000 arrestos arbitrarios en Cuba en el 2011
EFE, El Nuevo Herald
2/7/12 Diez cubanos en huelga de hambre en base de EEUU en Guantánamo, según blog oficialista
AFP, El Nuevo Herald
2/6/12 Key political risks to watch in Cuba
Jeff Franks, Reuters
2/6/12 Roots of Hope inspires a new generation to help Cubans find freedom
Carmen Pelaez, The Miami Herald
2/6/12 Cuba Denies Exit to Pro-Democracy Blogger Invited by Brazil
Joshua Goodman, Bloomberg
2/3/12 Oldest woman in Cuba celebrates her 127th birthday
BBC News
2/3/12 Orlando gets permission for Cuba flights
AP, Miami Herald
2/3/12 Cuban women on a protest march say police harassed and detained them
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/2/12 Private Cuban video shows corruption cases
Juan Tamayo, El Nuevo Herald
2/2/12 Dissident blogger says Cubans wanted more from Brazilian visit
Matthew Bristow, Miami Herald
2/1/12 Cuba says imports from US down sharply in 2010; trade with Venezuela nearly doubled
The Washington Post
2/1/12 Cuba oil: Offshore exploration brings hopes and fears
BBC News
2/1/12 Politicians Should Stop Sipping Cortaditos and Wake up and Smell the Real Miami
The Huffington Post - Blog
2/1/12 Steps toward access to banking services for Cuba's non governmental sector
Pavel Vidal Alejandro, From the Island
2/1/12 Brazil's Rousseff meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba
Jeff Franks, Reuters