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.”

Archbishop Ronald Hicks and Father Dave Dwyer talk about Cardinal Dolan’s anniversary, why we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension on Thursday, the meanings of Pentecost, Pope Leo’s upcoming encyclical on human dignity and artificial intelligence, the duty of the Church to engage with the world, and answer a question about the Easter Season.  

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Archbishop Ronald Hicks

| 05/19/2026

“In moments such as these, we are reminded of the call to be instruments of peace; as Pope Leo XIV has said, ‘Where violence wounds the human family, compassion and unity must be our steadfast reply.’" said the president of the USCCB.

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The Good Newsroom

| 05/19/2026

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The recognition highlighted Kelly’s leadership and the Knights’ longstanding efforts to promote charity, human dignity, and peace worldwide.

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Mary Shovlain

| 05/19/2026