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 ...
How to Read the Cuba, Pope Francis and Biden Agreement
2 days ago · By establishing the rules of the game from Havana, the Cuban regime secures a wide margin for maneuvering. Ultimately, more than a gesture of humanitarianism within Cuba’s penal and prison systems—as MINREX claims—prisoner releases address the pressing needs of the overcrowded Cuban prison system.
Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
The Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, also known as the Havana Declaration, was issued following the first meeting in February 2016 between Pope Francis, who, as the Bishop of Rome, is the pontiff of the Catholic Church, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox ...
Freed Cuban Dissident: The Church and Biden Got Duped
Jan 17, 2025 · Mr. Castro, he said, spoke fondly about his time at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Havana. The cardinal later made a second visit to Cuba and then also delivered letters from the pope to ...
Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with …
4 days ago · 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.
How to Read the Cuba, Pope Francis and Biden Agreement
Jan 15, 2025 · President Biden has chosen to trust the honesty and goodwill of Cuba’s leaders, relying on their promise to Pope Francis that 553 prisoners will be freed. Let us be clear: the release of even one political prisoner is excellent news, and 553 would be even better.
Cardinal in Havana Unaware of Vatican's Secret Mediation for …
Jan 16, 2025 · Regarding the Church's efforts, it is known that Pope Francis maintains a "human" relationship with Raúl Castro, facilitating certain diplomatic contacts. Despite this, Cuban ecclesiastical authorities, led by Cardinal García, seem to …
Cuba to release prisoners ‘in the spirit of the Jubilee’
Jan 15, 2025 · In his Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee Year, Pope Francis proposed that “governments undertake initiatives aimed at restoring hope; ... In December 2014, diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana were restored, with then-US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raúl Castro thanking Pope Francis for his contribution in ...
Francis meets the Russian patriarch, declaring: 'We are brothers'
Feb 12, 2016 · Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill met Feb. 12 in Havana, Cuba, the first time in history the Roman Catholic pontiff and the Russian Orthodox patriarch have met.
Meeting of His Holiness Pope Francis with His Holiness Kirill
Feb 12, 2016 · By God the Father’s will, from which all gifts come, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the help of the Holy Spirit Consolator, we, Pope Francis and Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, have met today in Havana.