RELIGION IN CUBA

Cuban President Sees Pope Benedict XVI Off in Havana

Raul Castro saw Pope Benedict XVI off this Wednesday afternoon, at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. The  Cuban president was accompanied by governmental officials, Cardinal Jaime Ortega and other Catholic authorities.»

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.»