Cuba
Convalescing Pope Francis holds talks with Cuba’s president at Vatican
By Associated Press — June 21, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, in his first full week back at the Vatican following abdominal surgery, met on Tuesday with Cuba’s president, part of the Holy See's attention to the communist-led Caribbean island nation.
Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santería amid crises
By Associated Press — April 10, 2023
HAVANA (AP) — A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of the few religious practices to quietly endure through decades of prohibitions and stigma by the communist government.
Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage
By Cristiana Mesquita — September 26, 2022
(RNS) — The sweeping code also would allow surrogate pregnancies, broader rights for grandparents in regard to grandchildren, protection of the elderly and measures against gender violence.
As Pope Francis cozies up to Raúl Castro, Cuban Catholics take another approach
By Kristina Arriaga — July 22, 2022
(RNS) — The pope should tell the story of Rosa María Payá, a 33-year-old Catholic activist for freedom.
Can Catholic bishops work with the Biden administration?
By Thomas Reese — January 29, 2021
(RNS) — Reports suggest that the US bishops are ready to wage war on the new administration, but there are many areas where the bishops' and Biden's agendas converge.
New cardinals: The men are the message
By Thomas Reese — September 12, 2019
(RNS) — By making these men cardinals, the pope is handing them megaphones.
Cuba restores oldest Jewish cemetery as Havana is spruced up
By Andrea Rodriguez — June 25, 2019
HAVANA (AP) — Slowly, the oldest Jewish cemetery in Cuba is beginning to be rehabilitated, along with the memory of many of the island's early Jewish forebears.
As Cuba backs gay marriage, churches oppose the government’s plan
By Maria Isabel Alfonso — September 17, 2018
(The Conversation) — Christian leaders are taking advantage of a rare public debate to mobilize Cubans against a proposed constitutional reform that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Vatican and China: Making the best of a bad situation
By Thomas Reese — February 20, 2018
(RNS) — The bottom line is that the Chinese government can do whatever it wants to the Catholic Church in China, and no one can do anything about it.
US Catholic bishops committee dismayed over Trump’s new direction on Cuba
By Lauren Markoe — June 20, 2017
(RNS) The U.S. Catholic bishops want President Trump to consider 'ordinary Cubans' as he scales back on what he calls a one-sided deal with the island nation.
Cuba’s Santeria priests forecast prosperity in New Year’s prophecy
By RNS staff — January 4, 2017
(Reuters) That forecast contrasted with President Raul Castro's gloomy depiction of the economy last week.
Religion shapes Cuba despite Castro’s influence
By RNS staff — December 4, 2016
(The Conversation) How can we look at Castro’s legacy today, particularly from the way he shaped the religious identity of Cuba?
Catholic Church could play larger role in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba
By Yonat Shimron — December 2, 2016
The Catholic Church remains the only institution in Cuba completely independent of the communist government.
No kaddish for Castro
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 28, 2016
(RNS) Castro's revolution was a moral and spiritual failure. That is why I am not mourning his death.
Fidel Castro, Jesuit-influenced Marxist revolutionary
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 26, 2016
(RNS) “I believe Karl Marx could have subscribed to the Sermon on the Mount,” Castro once said.
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