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 …
Cardinal Parolin: Cuba’s announcement to release prisoners sign of ...
Jan 15, 2025 · The Cuban government has announced a decision to release 553 prisoners “in the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025 declared by His Holiness Pope Francis.”
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 …
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 …
Pope Francis's big week - NPR
Jan 18, 2025 · In the middle of the week, the Vatican announced an agreement between Washington and Havana for the release of over 500 Cuban prisoners, as well as a plan to lift …
Cardinal Parolin calls Cuba prisoner release ‘a sign of great hope’
Jan 16, 2025 · “It is significant that Havana authorities linked this decision directly to Pope Francis’ appeal,” Parolin said in an interview published by Vatican News during his visit to …
Cuba releases prominent dissident from prison - Voice of America
Jan 16, 2025 · On Tuesday, the White House announced it would lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. The move was designed to expedite a Vatican-brokered deal …
Cuba begins freeing prisoners after US says it will lift terror …
Jan 15, 2025 · Havana did not link the prisoners' release to the U.S. decision on lifting the designation but said it was "in the spirit of the Ordinary Jubilee of the year 2025 declared by …
How to Read the Cuba, Pope Francis and Biden Agreement
Jan 15, 2025 · The chain reaction set off by Diaz-Canel’s letter to Pope Francis in early January seems coincidental, considering Biden’s decision can be reversed in less than a week once …
Pope Francis: Strive for hope to be translated into peace
Jan 29, 2025 · By Christopher Wells. Hope is “a very appropriate value” for the Sixth International Conference, “Por el Equilibrio del Mundo” (“For World Balance”), Pope Francis says, precisely …