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Cuban bishops back freedom of expression ahead of protests
The Cuban bishops’ conference on Thursday indicated its support for the right of citizens to express themselves freely, without fear... Read more
Cuban priests urge authorities not to repress planned protests
A group of Cuban priests signed a letter addressed to the Cuban authorities Wednesday urging them not to use violence... Read more
Cuban socialism has been a failure and the left must face up to it, priest says
Fr. Alberto Reyes Pías, a priest of the Archdiocese of Camagüey, addressed Monday those who have leftist political preferences, asking... Read more
Spanish parish collects medicine to send to Cuba
A parish in metropolitan Valencia is preparing shipments of medicine to Cuba thanks to the generosity of hundreds of people... Read more
Cuban priest decries summary trials of protesters without a defense lawyer
Participants in last month’s protests of Cuba’s communist government are facing summary trials without adequate legal aid, a Jesuit priest... Read more
US bishops and priests in the Cuban diaspora send video message back home
In an eight-minute video, about 30 American bishops and priests of the Cuban diaspora sent their prayers and a message... Read more
CRS warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ afflicting the elderly in Cuba
The director of the Hispanic Development Unit of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Ana Gloria Rivas-Vásquez, called for Catholics around the... Read more
Cuban government preparing a law regulating dissidents’ defense lawyers
Cuba’s communist government has drafted a law that would equate the role of dissidents’ defense lawyers with that of public... Read more
Archbishop prays to Our Lady of Charity for youth arrested amid Cuba protests
During Mass on Sunday the Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba prayed to Our Lady of Charity for the release of... Read more
Pope Francis says he is close to ‘the dear Cuban people’ after largest protests in decades
He made the comment in his first Angelus address at the Vatican since undergoing surgery. Read more
Cuba protests: Seminarian released by police
Rafael Cruz Dévora, a seminarian who was arrested on Monday after participating in protests of Cuba’s communist government, was released... Read more
In midst of unprecedented protests in Cuba, Christian Movement calls for free elections
On Sunday, July 11th, the Christian Liberation Movement (MCL) called on Cubans to continue to pressure Cuban communist authorities to... Read more
Church official visits Cuban dissident leader on hunger strike
The chancellor of the Archdiocese of Havana reportedly visited Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara on April 30, and attempted... Read more
Addition of Cuba, China, Russia to UN Human Rights Council draws criticism
A human rights group in Cuba criticized the election of China, Cuba, and Russia to the UN Human Rights Council,... Read more
Who is Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre?
September 8 marks the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. For the faithful in Cuba - and... Read more
Democracy activists in Cuba report ongoing repression
A pro-democracy group in Cuba says its members are continuing to experience repression and harassment from police and government officials... Read more
For pregnant women in Cuba, Project Hope offers alternative to abortion
With much of Cuban society today losing a sense of the value of human life, a Polish nun on the... Read more
Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Archbishop of Havana for 34 years, dies at 82
Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, who served as Archbishop of Havana for more than 34 years, died Friday at... Read more
New Cuban election law is far from real reform, activist group says
The Christian Liberation Movement denounced the election reform law recently passed by Cuba’s National Assembly, charging that it still allows... Read more
Salvation is found in Jesus - not in ideologies - says Cuban priest
While recent policy changes in the U.S. have left the people of Cuba facing increasing uncertainty, the message of the... Read more
