Cuba said this week that it was releasing 553 prisoners “in the spirit of" Francis' 2025 Holy Year and had informed the pope of its decision ahead of time. The move came a day after the Biden ...

Cuba just endured a nationwide blackout of the ... To achieve utopia, therefore, the Party had to be treated like a kind of infallible pope and obeyed explicitly on every aspect of life from ...

The previous two popes, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, each prodded gently for change when they visited Cuba, in 1998 and 2012 respectively. The pope will give eight speeches or homilies during ...

Earlier this week, Cuba completed the release of 553 prisoners ... “As part of the close and fluid relations with the Vatican State, I informed Pope Francis of [the decision to free the ...

Some migrants have been deported, while others are being held in federal prisons or at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. The Pope, in the letter, wrote that laws are meant to preserve “the ...

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“We have been in close coordination with a range of actors, including the Catholic Church, to create an improved environment in Cuba,” the official said. Biden on Saturday also awarded Pope ...