In one day the Pope went behind the walls of Cereso N. 3, one of the more violent, dangerous prisons in the world where he hugged prisoners and urged them to “write a new story” and “move forward,” telling them that “we know what is done, is done.” He prayed before the imposing border fence …
Fences, Barbed Wire and Walls – In Juarez with Pope Francis Read More »
Dear Blog Readers — You may all be getting terribly bored with my Mexico posts but at this point I am completing them as a diary for myself. Otherwise I will get involved in other news and forget all the details of this incredible trip. On his fifth day in Mexico, the Pope traveled to …
Dropping down into San Cristobal de Las Casas in a helicopter and seeing all the beautiful faces and traditional clothing of the indigenous people there waiting for Pope Francis was for me the most exhilarating moment of the Papal trip to Mexico. AP Television VJ Paolo Santalucia and I were chosen along with three other …
Following Pope Francis in Chiapas for AP Television Read More »
Dear Blog Readers – I am just back from Pope Francis’ six-day trip to Mexico and have so much material – speeches, photos, videos, and memories–that it will be hard to boil it down into one blog post. So it is going to be a two-part series and it is mostly going to be a …
Dear Blog Readers— On Friday I will be traveling on the Papal Plane to Mexico (with a brief stop in Cuba) for AP Television. The Associated Press will have a four-person team on board. I will be working with Video-Journalist Paolo Santalucia, AP Rome Bureau Chief Nicole Winfield for AP wire and Gregorio Borgia for …