Catholic Church

Evangelism fills spiritual vacuum

October 9, 2010

NPR piece on Evangelism’s inroads in Cuba: “The Catholic Church’s relationship with the government is historical. It’s the established church, and it continues to have a privileged position. Many of the leaders of the Cuban Revolution attended Catholic schools, including Fidel Castro, who studied with the same teachers I did,” says Enrique Lopez, a religion [...]

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Miscellanea

August 25, 2010

6 more political prisoners have been freed by the Cuban government.  It remains to be seen if they will stay in the country or forced into exile. [AP] The Cuban government will end the quota of cigarettes given to the populace through the rationing book with the intent of limiting subsidies. [EFE] Dissident Juan Juan [...]

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Freeing more political prisoners

July 22, 2010

Cuba has said it is ready to release more political prisoners, in addition to the 52 it announced it would free earlier this month. The releases are part of a deal between Cuba, the Catholic Church and Spain, which is taking in many of the men after their release. But the US has said prisoners who do [...]

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52 political prisoners to be freed (Updated)

July 7, 2010

Cuba’s communist authorities are to free at least 52 political prisoners (destined for exile in Spain), Catholic Church officials in the capital Havana said. [BBC] The Archdiocese of Havana’s Press Release (pdf) on the prisoners’ release. Further coverage from AP; AFP; Reuters; EFE; VOA; El País; La Razón.  

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Dissident criticizes church-state dialogue

June 17, 2010

Via EFE: Dissident Oswaldo Payá (coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement) criticized the negotiation process between Catholic authorities and the Cuban government for excluding dissidents and claimed that the Church should act as “facilitator” of dialogue between all parties. Vatican chancellor Archbishop Dominique Mamberti said he will not meet with dissidents or leaders of the opposition during [...]

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Widening political role of Catholic Church in Cuba?

June 16, 2010

Listen to the report from National Public Radio (NPR).

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