Tom Tracy

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Articles

Miami Jesuit reflects on election of Pope Leo XIV

3 weeks ago | miamiarch.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI | A former chaplain at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, who was in Rome during the election of the new pontiff, said he finds a deeper meaning in the historic events of recent weeks, given that 2025 is a Jubilee Year. “The period of interregnum, which just concluded with the election of Pope Leo XIV, was lived within the greater context of the Jubilee Year.
10 Years later: US pilgrims to Havana recall Francis' impact in Cuba then and now

3 weeks ago | news.diocesetucson.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI (OSV News) -- Almost a full decade ago, the Miami Archdiocese led a pilgrimage from Miami to Havana in support of the late Pope Francis' visit to Cuba early in his papacy. The historic encounter, in September of 2015, was scheduled just before the pope's three-city visit to the U.S. Sept. 22-27, which culminated in the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
U.S. pilgrims to Havana recall Francis' impact in Cuba 10 years after visit

3 weeks ago | catholicreview.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI (OSV News) — Almost a full decade ago, the Miami Archdiocese led a pilgrimage from Miami to Havana in support of the late Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba early in his papacy. The historic encounter, in September of 2015, was scheduled just before the pope’s three-city visit to the U.S. Sept. 22-27, which culminated in the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
“Tuvo mucha energía hasta el final, y luchó”

4 weeks ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI | Con una docena de rosas blancas en la mano, Tatiana Palma, de la parroquia de St. Stephen, en Miramar, fue una de las primeras en entrar en la catedral de St. Mary el 26 de abril de 2025 para asistir a una Misa por el descanso eterno del Papa Francisco. “El Papa Francisco fue un papa del pueblo, de los inmigrantes, y tantas veces tendió la mano a los enfermos, a los solitarios, a los que sufren, a los que están en prisión.
‘He had a lot of energy right up to the end’

1 month ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI | With a dozen white roses in hand, Tatiana Palma of St. Stephen Parish in Miramar was among the very first to enter St. Mary Cathedral April 26, 2025, for a Mass for the repose of Pope Francis. “Pope Francis was a pope of the people, the immigrants. And so many times he reached out to the ill, the lonely, the suffering, the ones in prison.
Catholics complete journey through initiation sacraments

1 month ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI | Fourteen-year-old Christopher Asuar said he was nervous and excited at the same time about becoming a full member of the Catholic Church through the initiation sacraments of confirmation and first Communion. “On Wednesdays, I have been going to church, where they have been preparing us and teaching us what to do and what to say, and practicing together,” said the youngster, a member of Mother of Christ Parish in southwest Miami-Dade County.
Ten Years later: Remembering Francis in Cuba

1 month ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI | Almost a full decade ago, the Archdiocese of Miami led a pilgrimage from Miami to Havana in support of the late Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba early in his papacy. The historic encounter, in September 2015, was scheduled just before the pope’s three-city visit to the United States, culminating in the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
El Papa Francisco en Cuba

1 month ago | thefloridacatholic.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI | Hace casi una década, la Arquidiócesis de Miami organizó una peregrinación desde Miami hasta La Habana, en apoyo a la visita del Papa Francisco a Cuba al inicio de su pontificado. El encuentro histórico, ocurrido en septiembre de 2015, se programó justo antes de la visita del Papa a tres ciudades de los Estados Unidos, que culminó con el Encuentro Mundial de las Familias, en Filadelfia.
Ten Years later: Remembering Francis in Cuba

1 month ago | miamiarch.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI | Almost a full decade ago, the Archdiocese of Miami led a pilgrimage from Miami to Havana in support of the late Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba early in his papacy. The historic encounter, in September 2015, was scheduled just before the pope’s three-city visit to the United States, culminating in the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
Archbishop receives Miami-Dade Faith and Family Festival Day Proclamation

1 month ago | miamiarch.org | Tom Tracy

MIAMI | Miami-Dade County Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez, District 11, presented Archbishop Thomas Wenski with a proclamation declaring May 3, 2025, as Faith Family Festival Day. The proclamation, on behalf of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and the other commissioners, was presented the same day during the 1st annual Faith Family Festival at the Miami-Dade Fair & Expo Center near Florida International University.