After an effusive greeting, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill are holding private talks that should last around two hours in a hall belonging to the Havana´s Jose Marti International Airport. After Cuban President Raul Castro received him at the tarmac of the airport, Francis entered the airport where the Head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, was waiting. Pope Francis »
Pope Francis in Cuba for Historic Meeting with Patriarch Kirill
Cuban president Raul Castro received Pope Francis at the Havana´s Jose Marti International Airport this Friday afternoon. The Pope is in transit to Mexico, and during his brief stop-over in Havana will meet the Head of the Russian Orthodox Church His Holiness Kiril, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus, the first meeting of the heads of the two churches.»
Patriarch Kirill Visits Raul at the Revolution Palace
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church paid a courtesy visit to the Cuban President Raul Castro at the Revolution Palace in Havana city. Both leaders greeted their respective delegations and held a private conversation. After the meeting, the Cuban President gave His Holiness an art piece named Amanecer (Dawn) by Cuban artist Alexys Leyva Machado, Kcho, the »
Patriarch Kirill Praises Historical Ties between Cuba and Russia
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church His Holiness Kirill, today said that the peoples of Russia and Cuba have been joined for many years by feelings of cooperation and friendship, which are preserved»
Pope Francis, Patriarch Kirill to Hold Historic Meeting in Cuba
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill will hold today in Cuba the first ever meeting between the leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, the two largest Christian churches in the world. The meeting will be held in the protocol hall at the “Jose Marti” International Airport in Havana, a place where the Bishop of Rome will stop on his »
His Holiness Kirill Pays Pastoral Visit to Cuba (+photos)
Raúl Castro Ruz, president of Cuba’s Councils of Ministers and State, this afternoon received at José Martí International Airport His Holiness Kirill, who is making his first pastoral visit to the island as Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Also present for the welcome were Esteban Lazo Hernández, member of the Political Bureau and president of the National Assembly of »
Cuba Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment to Visit U.S.A.
Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment ( MINCEX), Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, will pay a working visit to the United States from February 15 to 18, an official source in the capital reported»
Russian Orthodox Patriarch to Meet with Raul Castro in Cuba
The Leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Kirill, will hold official talks with Cuban President Raul Castro during his visit to the island, starting tomorrow, reported the local Foreign Ministry»
José Mujica: Fidel Castro Is in Category of Myth of the People
Former Uruguayan President, Jose Mujica, stressed that Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, is in the category of myth of the people, and active and committed to concrete things that make the lives of people»
Fidel Castro Elected Delegate to 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba
Fidel Castro was elected in Santiago de Cuba as delegate to the 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) by the general secretaries of the Party cells in the Jose Marti district»