Pope welcomes Cuba's prisoner release following talks with …
4 days ago · ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis.. Cuba said this week that it was releasing 553 prisoners “in the spirit of ...
Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
The Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, also known as the Havana Declaration, was issued following the first meeting in February 2016 between Pope Francis, who, as the Bishop of Rome, is the pontiff of the Catholic Church, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox ...
Freed Cuban Dissident: The Church and Biden Got Duped
5 days ago · Mr. Castro, he said, spoke fondly about his time at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Havana. The cardinal later made a second visit to Cuba and then also delivered letters from the pope to ...
Vatican Secretary of State Calls Cuba Prisoner Release ‘a Sign of …
Jan 16, 2025 · The Cuban government’s announcement of the prisoner release dated Jan. 14 cited 'the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025' and noted Pope Francis’ mediation in the negotiations.
How to Read the Cuba, Pope Francis and Biden Agreement
Jan 15, 2025 · The chain reaction set off by Diaz-Canel’s letter to Pope Francis in early January seems coincidental, considering Biden’s decision can be reversed in less than a week once Trump is inaugurated. Yet political reality suggests the Cuban regime has gained time—a resource it lacked until now.
Pope Francis's big week - NPR
4 days ago · Pope Francis's big week This week, Pope Francis received one of the U.S.'s top honors, published a memoir, and facilitated relations between Washington and Havana. Europe Pope Francis's big week
Pope Francis's big week | KSJD
4 days ago · This week, Pope Francis received one of the U.S.'s top honors, published a memoir, and facilitated relations between Washington and Havana.
Pope Francis in Cuba: Love and Serve Others, as Jesus Asks of Us
Sep 20, 2015 · HAVANA — In his first Mass during his apostolic trip to Cuba, Pope Francis centered his homily on the Christian call to service, which he said is never ideological, but involves putting our...
Why Pope Francis Agreed to Meet the Russian Patriarch in Havana
Feb 12, 2016 · The genuinely historic meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church today in Havana brings to mind the days of the Cold War, in which the Vatican’s Ostpolitik...
Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with …
1 day ago · Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis.