Cuba

Pope Francis arrived on Sunday at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, where he paid a courtesy visit to Cuban President Raul Castro.»

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, »

Pope Francis said that people in Cuba is a people that keep walking in hope, when celebrating the Holy Mass at Havana’s Jose Marti Revolution Square, the first of his tenth international tour which was started this Saturday in the Caribbean island. Before the presence of Cuba President Raul Castro and Argentinian Head of State Cristina Fernández, religious authorities, residents »

Pope Francis celebrates his first mass in Cuba at Havana’s emblematic Jose Marti Revolution Square, with the attendance of President Raul Castro, religious authorities, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the island, believers, and tens of thousands of people encouraged to listen to the message of hope sent by the Pope to Cuba and to the world. Havana’s Revolution »

Raul Castro, president of Cuba, received today his peer from Argentina, Cristina Fernandez, who is in official visit to this Caribbean island.»

A scenario of relevant mass rallies and parades over the past 56 years, the emblematic Revolution Square in Havana will host for the third time a mass officiated by a Holy Pontiff, in this case, Pope Francis. On the first occasion, in January 1998, His Holiness John Paul II said mass from that place. The second time was in March »

Brazilian theologian Frei Betto said in Havana that the US blockade against Cuba must end because that punitive measure is aimed at dividing the Cuban family, among other purposes.  »

Culture Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) approved in Cuba an action plan focused on social development and the protection of heritage.»

Upon arriving in Cuba and from the José Martí AIrport, Pope Francis sent greetings to the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.»

Pope Francis arrived in Cuba on his tenth trip abroad, which also includes a visit to the United States, where it will be until September 27th. The Alitalia flight AZ4000 that brought him from Rome touched Cuban soil at 15:51 local time with flags of the Vatican and Cuban waving in the cockpit.  He was welcome at Havana Jose Marti »