El chef argentino que cocinó para el papa Francisco recuerda la visita del pontífice a Nueva York | Argentinian chef who cooked for Pope Francis recalls the pontiff’s visit to New York

| 04/28/2025

By: Fernanda Pierorazio

Ismael Alba, propietario del renombrado restaurante Buenos Aires en el East Village, habla con The Good Newsroom sobre cómo fue cocinar para el papa Francisco en la “parrilla sagrada” que construyó exclusivamente para cocinarle al santo padre. Alba también reflexiona sobre su primer encuentro con el papa: “Vi una luz a su alrededor”.

Ismael Alba, owner of the renowned Buenos Aires restaurant in the East Village, talks to The Good Newsroom about what it was like to cook for Pope Francis in the “holy grill” he built exclusively to cook for the Holy Father. Alba also reflects on his first encounter with the pope: “I saw a light around him.”

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On Wednesday, March 4, Cardinal Timothy Dolan was officially installed as co-chief chaplain of the New York Police Department (NYPD), serving alongside Reverend A. R. Bernard of Brooklyn’s Christian Cultural Center.

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Fernanda Pierorazio

| 03/04/2026

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The Good Newsroom spoke with Archdiocese of New York Auxiliary Bishop Peter Byrne to discuss using this time of Lent to train three ascetical practices, comparing it to what’s necessary to achieve at the top level of a sport.

By:

Patrick Grady

| 03/04/2026

Bishop Coll says young Catholics hunger for tradition, not progressive agendas

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OSV News

| 03/04/2026