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 …

In 2015, Pope Francis became the third Pope to visit Cuba, acting as a mediator between Cuba and the United States, eventually leading to the Cuban thaw under US presidents Obama and …

Jun 20, 2023 · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, in his first full week back at the Vatican following abdominal surgery, met on Tuesday with Cuba’s president, part of the Holy See’s …

Jan 19, 2025 · Cuba said this week that it was releasing 553 prisoners “in the spirit of" Francis' 2025 Holy Year and had informed the pope of its decision ahead of time. The move came a …

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 …

Jan 19, 2025 · Cuba has long tied prisoner releases to appeals from the Vatican, with thousands of prisoners released ahead of each of the papal visits to the island by St. John Paul II in 1998, …

Jan 17, 2025 · The Cuban government announced the gradual release of 553 prisoners in response to a direct appeal from Pope Francis. Photo: Líder Web. Cuba responds to the Pope …

Jun 20, 2023 · A statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday, 20 June, said Pope Francis received the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in …

Jan 14, 2023 · Recalling the words addressed by St. John Paul II to the youth of Cuba on 23 January 1998, Pope Francis encouraged the Cuban faithful to continue building the future of …

Jan 16, 2025 · The Vatican’s top diplomat has called the gradual release of 553 prisoners in Cuba “a sign of great hope” at the beginning of the Catholic Church’s jubilee year.