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.”
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on January 16 that he had recorded a video message for the event.
By:
OSV News
| 01/18/2026
Cardinal Dolan shares his "Litany of the Letter 'C'" of Jesus.
By:
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
| 01/18/2026
The church, a national cultural landmark confiscated during the Soviet era, remains state-owned but will now function primarily as a parish church.