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Silvano Pedroso, the First Black Bishop of the Church in Cuba, Has Died

The 73-year-old prelate of Guantánamo-Baracoa was remembered as a humble pastor who was close to the most vulnerable Cubans. 14ymedio, Havana, 13 June 2026 / Monsignor Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo, Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa and first Black prelate of the Cuban Catholic Church, died in the early hours of this Saturday in Havana, at the age … Continue reading “Silvano Pedroso, the First Black Bishop of the Church in Cuba, Has Died”

Cuban Bishops Cancel Their Trip to the Vatican Due to a Lack of Jet Fuel for Airplanes

The meeting scheduled with Pope Leo XIV will not take place because of the risk of being unable to return to the Island 14ymedio, Havana, February 10, 2026 – The Cuban Conference of Catholic Bishops has canceled the trip to the Vatican it had announced for February 16, due to the possible mass cancellation of … Continue reading “Cuban Bishops Cancel Their Trip to the Vatican Due to a Lack of Jet Fuel for Airplanes”

Cuban Bishops To Meet With Pope Leo XIV Amid Heightened Tensions Between the Island and the US

The prelates will be in Rome, for the traditional ‘Ad Limina’ visit, between February 16 and 20. 14ymedio, Havana, February 3, 2026 — The Bishop of Holguín, Emilio Aranguren, confirmed this Monday on Radio Ángulo that the Catholic bishops of Cuba will meet with Pope Leo XIV for the first time during his upcoming trip … Continue reading “Cuban Bishops To Meet With Pope Leo XIV Amid Heightened Tensions Between the Island and the US”

Mexican Priest Who Rang Church Bells During a Protest Expelled From Cuba

At the La Milagrosa church in Santos Suárez, José Ramírez provided food to a group of senior citizens and other social services. 14ymedio, Havana, December 11, 2025 / The Cuban government has expelled Mexican priest José Ramírez, a member of the Congregation of the Mission, for ringing the bells of the Parish of Our Lady … Continue reading “Mexican Priest Who Rang Church Bells During a Protest Expelled From Cuba”

The Regime Describes the Catholic Church’s Work in Delivering Donations After Melissa As “Positive”

The Ministry of Foreign Trade also recognises the help of the Archdiocese of Miami. EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 4 November 2025 — On Monday, the Cuban government described as “positive” the cooperation linked to the humanitarian work of the Catholic Church on the island, after receiving its offer to coordinate the distribution of a donation of three … Continue reading “The Regime Describes the Catholic Church’s Work in Delivering Donations After Melissa As “Positive””

Bishop Emeritus of Matanzas, Manuel de Céspedes, Descendant of Two Cuban Presidents, Dies at 81

He was involved in many Church initiatives, such as the Center for Civic and Religious Formation and the magazine ’Vitral’ 14ymedio, Havana, 27 March 2025 — The Bishop Emeritus of Matanzas, Monsignor Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García-Menocal, died Wednesday night at the age of 81. Manolo, as he was known within the Catholic Church, … Continue reading “Bishop Emeritus of Matanzas, Manuel de Céspedes, Descendant of Two Cuban Presidents, Dies at 81”

Cuban Faces 2024: Priest Leandro Naun, Chef and ‘War Correspondent’ in Santiago de Cuba

Naun’s style is not that of other priests like Alberto Reyes or Lester Zayas, who are much more direct when it comes to criticizing the regime. 14ymedio, Havana, 27 December 2024 — The Catholic priest Leandro Naun made headlines in the independent press abruptly. Three masked men had entered his parents’ house in Santiago de … Continue reading “Cuban Faces 2024: Priest Leandro Naun, Chef and ‘War Correspondent’ in Santiago de Cuba”

Faced With the Terrible Crisis That the Country Is Suffering, Cuban Bishops Choose Silence

The Catholic hierarchy has lost the moral authority it had before the Revolution and in the years that followed. 14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 21 December 2024 — The Christmas message published this Thursday by the Cuban Episcopal Conference gives an indication of how much the tone has been lowered when it comes to questioning the … Continue reading “Faced With the Terrible Crisis That the Country Is Suffering, Cuban Bishops Choose Silence”

Arturo González, a Bishop Whom Díaz-Canel ‘Admires’, Is the New President of the Episcopal Conference

The Santa Clara prelate, a skilled diplomat, is a regular interlocutor of Pope Francis and high Vatican officials 14ymedio, Havana, November 8, 2024 — The Cuban Catholic hierarchy was reorganized this Thursday with the election of a new president for the Episcopal Conference. This is Arturo González, bishop of Santa Clara, who is accompanied by … Continue reading “Arturo González, a Bishop Whom Díaz-Canel ‘Admires’, Is the New President of the Episcopal Conference”

‘Che’ and Fidel, Two of the Poor People Who Attend the Food Kitchen of the Catholic Church in Santa Clara

Dozens of people come to the old garage opposite the cathedral every Sunday, to be given food 14ymedio, Santa Clara, 19 September 2024 – For five months, a garage opposite the Santa Clara cathedral has filled up with people in need of food. In two rooms inside the old ’storage’ – the name [in English] … Continue reading “‘Che’ and Fidel, Two of the Poor People Who Attend the Food Kitchen of the Catholic Church in Santa Clara”

The Children Are Baptized and One Week Later They Leave, Complains the Catholic Church in Cuba

The anointing of the sick is the only sacrament that is increasing, another reflection of the demographic situation on the island 14ymedio, Havana, July 24, 2024 — The Catholic priest Ariel Suárez, secretary of the Cuban Episcopal Conference – and, in practice, its spokesman – said during an interview in Spain that in a parish … Continue reading “The Children Are Baptized and One Week Later They Leave, Complains the Catholic Church in Cuba”

Leandro Naun, a Priest in the Mountains of Santiago de Cuba

To many mothers “God seems deaf” because they don’t see a way out and they become desperate 14ymedio, Havana, 16 June 2024 — Leandro Naun, a Catholic priest, ministers to a handful of rural communities in Santiago de Cuba. With the end of the month fast approaching, word is spreading that delivery of the basic … Continue reading “Leandro Naun, a Priest in the Mountains of Santiago de Cuba”

The Bishop of Camagüey in Cuba Prohibits Ringing the Bells During Blackouts

This decision is attributed to the pressure on the Church from the Communist Party of Cuba to undermine the initiative of the priest of Esmeralda, Alberto Reyes. 14ymedio, Havana, 19 May 2024 — The bishop of Camagüey Wilfredo Willy Pino Estévez prohibited Father Alberto Reyes from continuing to ring the bells of the Esmeralda parish … Continue reading “The Bishop of Camagüey in Cuba Prohibits Ringing the Bells During Blackouts”

A Way of the Cross Marked by Emigration and Tensions with the Communist Party of Cuba

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez / Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 30 March 2024 — The most significant station of the Way of the Cross held in Old Havana this Friday, when dozens of Catholics took to the streets under the tense gaze of the Police, occurred on the block of the municipal committee of the Communist Party. … Continue reading “A Way of the Cross Marked by Emigration and Tensions with the Communist Party of Cuba”

Cuba’s Communist Party Forbids Holy Week Processions

14ymedio, 26 March 2024 Havana — Several churches will see their Holy Week celebrations scaled back because the Cuban Communist Party is not issuing permits for street processions. Sources within the Catholic Church have informed 14ymedio that celebrations in at least two parishes in Villa Clara province have been suspended, while other members of the … Continue reading “Cuba’s Communist Party Forbids Holy Week Processions”