Paddy Agnew

The annual procession of Our Lady of Charity, the patron saint of Cuba in Havana.

How the Pope lent Washington and Havana a helping hand

Global Politics

The US and Cuba supposedly negotiated in secret for more than a year to bring about a thaw between the two countries. They weren’t the only ones, though: Pope Francis also helped the two longtime enemies conduct their back-channel diplomacy.

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