Dear Blog Readers, After my lengthy post on the Papal trip to the United States (Hacks in Black: On the Papal Plane with Pope Francis), I am going to keep my post on the Cuba leg short. I want to share some of the photos, especially those taken by my AP photographer colleague Alessandra Tarantino, …
Hopes, Dreams and Humidity with Pope Francis in Cuba Read More »
Dear Blog Readers, this is the second part of my two-part series on the Pope’s trip to Cuba and the United States. (see also Part I – Pope Francis- Revving up for Cuba). As with the first post, it is a bit of a long plod through the schedule and themes of the trip that …
Part II – Pope Francis: Heading for the United States Read More »
Dear Blog Readers, On September 19th, I will be departing on the Papal Plane with Pope Francis and his entourage to Cuba and the United States. The entourage will include Cardinals, Bishops, Vatican Gendarmes, Swiss Guards in plainclothes, a doctor, the Papal spokesman, Vatican press office officials, a Popemobile driver, liturgical specialists (Mass helpers) and …
Dear Blog Readers— Yes, that photo above is me—a crazed Roman Holiday Hamster running frenetically, non-stop in my wheel and never getting anywhere. This week, a young man asked me if I would contribute a blog post to his travel blog. I asked him what specifically he would like and he suggested a post describing …
PART III – THE GLAMOUR AND GRIME OF A FOREIGN TELEVISION CORRESPONDENT After proving his talent in Boston, CBS decided to send Mario off to the Sierra Maestra moutains to follow Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and the Cuban revolutionaries. Mario left my mouth hanging open when he told me casually, “I interviewed Castro at least …
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