Pope welcomes Cuba's prisoner release following talks with …
Jan 19, 2025 · ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis.. Cuba said this week that it was releasing 553 prisoners “in the spirit of ...
Cuban Government Announces Release of 553 Prisoners Through …
Jan 15, 2025 · Cuba’s statement refers to Pope Francis’ call to release prisoners during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, which began on Dec. 24, 2024, at the Vatican. The Cuban government announced the release...
Cuba responds to the Pope by releasing half a thousand prisoners …
Jan 17, 2025 · Cardinal Seán O’Malley, archbishop emeritus of Boston, shared that he had carried personal messages from Pope Francis to leaders in the U.S. and Cuba advocating for prisoner releases and...
Vatican Secretary of State Calls Cuba Prisoner Release ‘a Sign of …
Jan 16, 2025 · The Cuban government’s announcement of the prisoner release dated Jan. 14 cited 'the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025' and noted Pope Francis’ mediation in the negotiations.
2015 visit by Pope Francis to North America - Wikipedia
Pope Francis visited North America—Cuba and the United States—from 19 to 27 September 2015. [1] [2] It was his first state visit to both Cuba and the U.S., [3] as well as the third official papal visit to Cuba and the seventh to the United States since the U.S. established full diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1984. [4] [5] [6] [7]
White House to remove Cuba from terror list - Catholic News …
Jan 14, 2025 · The Biden administration in its final days will remove Cuba from the U.S. State Department’s state sponsor of terrorism list, a decision the White House says was facilitated with the help of the...
Holy See's intervention frees 533 prisoners in Cuba
Jan 17, 2025 · Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Charity del Cobre, September 22, 2015, in Santiago de Cuba. (Photo by Calixto N. Llanes/Juventud Rebelde (CUBA) / PDM 1.0)
Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at Pope Francis’ request
Jan 15, 2025 · The statement from Cuba’s foreign ministry made no mention of the United States’ measures, but noted discussions between Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the Cuban foreign minister and Pope ...
Cuban government announces release of 553 ... - Catholic World …
Jan 15, 2025 · Cuba’s statement refers to Pope Francis’ call to release prisoners during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, which began on Dec. 24, 2024, at the Vatican.
Prior to his visit to the United States, Pope Francis traveled to Cuba from September 19-22, 2015. This was the third papal visit to Cuba, following those by Pope John Paul II in 1998 and Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. During his time in Cuba, Pope Francis visited three Cuban cities.