Blog Archives March 2012

Cuba: Pope Benedict XVI Arrived in Havana

Pope Benedict XVI arrived at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport Tuesday from Santiago de Cuba on his second day in Cuba. The Supreme Pontiff was welcomed by authorities from the Government and the Catholic Church.»

Cuban State Protects Vulnerable Children

Sancti Spiritus province has provided shelter to children without family protection for more than a quarter of a century, as part of the Cuban state policy concerning the care of children and adolescents, a concept through which more than a hundred children have been looked after.»

Cuba: Apostolic Visit of Pope Benedict XVI Begins

Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Santiago de Cuba, an eastern Cuban city, on Monday for a three-day apostolic visit to Cuba that will include public masses, tours and meetings with government and religious authorities.»

Cuban Baseball: Jose Dariel and Cienfuegos on the Right Track

An attractive three-game series began Monday between baseball teams from Sancti Spiritus and Cienfuegos in the Jose Antonio Huelga Stadium, home to the former. Both teams involve in the fight for the qualifying tickets of the West zone to play off.»

Peruvians Marched to Demand Freedom for the Five

A march of solidarity with Cuba in Peru urged the United States to free the five anti-terrorists Cuban fighters unjustly imprisonned in its territory and to end the blockade.   The mobilization Peru Committee of Solidarity with Cuba Youth Branch toured Saturday the center of the capital and rallied in Washington Park, near the residence of US Ambassador Rose M. »

Virgin of Charity to Preside over Pope Mass in Cuba

The first mass to be officiated by Pope Benedict XVI upon his arrival in Santiago de Cuba next March 26th, will be presided over by the image of the Virgin of Charity which, according to Archbishop Dionisio Garcia, will be exceptionally moved from her altar in El Cobre to the Antonio Maceo Revolution Square.»