Cuba was elected member of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, which examines the state of conservation of sites on the World Heritage List.»

Cuba enjoyed a landslide victory in the United Nations when 191 out of 193 member states voted in favor of a resolution against the US blockade of Cuba that has lasted over 50 years.»

The 16th Havana International Theater Festival was started in Havana this Thursday with the presentation of the play Charenton, by the Grupo Buendia, at the Avellaneda Hall of the Cuban National Theater.»

Pope Francis paid an informal visit to Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro at his home, after His Holiness officiated Mass this Sunday at Havana’s Revolution Square. The Vatican spokesperson, Father Federico Lombardi, told the press gathered at the Hotel Nacional in Havana city that, after the conclusion of the Mass, attended by some 300 thousand Cubans including President Raul Castro, »

I’m coming to visit you to share faith and hope, said Pope Francis in a video-message to the people of Cuba, aired by Cuban television. His Holiness, the first Latin American Pope, stressed the impetus of Cubans in the face of everyday difficulties and said that his knowing of this makes him feel good. I wish to send you fraternal »

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will present on Wednesday the annual report “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S.A. against Cuba”.»

The President of the Republic of Namibia, Hage Gottfried Geingob, arrived in Havana on an official visit to reaffirm the excellent bonds of cooperation existing between the two countries.»

The presence in Cuba of Pope Francis will confirm the good state of relations between the Cuban government and the Holy See, which marked the 80 anniversary of permanent relations, reads an editorial article on Granma newspaper on Tuesday.»

Miguel Diaz-Canel, member of the Politburo of the Cuban Communist Party and First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Monday in Havana with about 100 representatives of religious institutions, fraternal associations and ecumenical organizations of the country.  »

Cuban President Raul Castro received last week in Havana his Panamanian counterpart Juan Carlos Varela who spent a four-day official visit, along a large business delegation.»