Cuba Releases Hundreds More Prisoners Under Vatican-Mediated Deal
Cuba has not reported how many of the 553 releases were linked to the 2021 protests or disclosed a full list of the freed prisoners.
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White House to Remove Cuba From Terror List Amid Vatican’s Efforts at Prisoner Release
The Biden administration officially announced the removal on Tuesday afternoon.
Cuba’s Government Shuts Down Priest’s Peaceful Protest
The Office of Religious Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba “manages the different aspects of religious life” in the country, as noted in the 2023 Religious Freedom Report of Aid to the Church in Need.
More Holy Week Processions Prohibited in Cuba
The Dominican friar stressed that the interruption of this Good Friday tradition will have significant repercussions on the community.
Power Outages, Food Shortages Trigger Social Unrest in Cuba
'The majority of the Cuban people right now don’t have anything to eat, although the regime’s propaganda claims that it is guaranteeing the essentials,' he added.
Cuban Priest: ‘Communism Won’t Survive’ and ‘the Church Will Remain’
The diocesan priest has been a critical voice against the extreme poverty and the repressive actions of the police state, since he himself has experienced both and has seen them in the lives of fellow Cubans.
Cuba’s President Pays Hasty Visit to New York City Church
Miguel Díaz-Canel abruptly cut short a planned visit to the Church of the Transfiguration in New York City’s Chinatown after paying tribute to Venerable Félix Varela, a priest and patriot of the island nation.
Priest: Cuban Government Threatening Religious Who Express Opinion on Country’s Situation
“We have been threatened with being prosecuted and being imprisoned if we continue to publish our opinion on the situation in the country in the media when it doesn’t agree with the official version of the government,” Father Reyes told ACI Prensa.
Parents of Priest in Cuba Attacked With Machetes in Home Invasion
The priest said his father had to undergo emergency surgery at the Saturnino Lora Provincial Hospital after being hit on the head with a machete, which fractured his skull.
Priest Says Church in Cuba in Position to Propose Transition From Communism to Free Society
Father Reyes, who often reflects on Facebook about the current situation in Cuba, said the population is crying out for ‘the end of communism and the arrival of freedom.’
