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One Hundred Relatives of the 11 July Detainees in Cuba Request the Mediation of the Catholic Church

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 12 October 2021 — A group of relatives of people detained and accused by the Cuban authorities after participating in the anti-government protests on July 11 on the island have asked the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba (COCC) to intercede for their release. “We are addressing the ecclesiastical authorities to ask for their … Continue reading “One Hundred Relatives of the 11 July Detainees in Cuba Request the Mediation of the Catholic Church”

‘Communism in Cuba is Throwing Its Final Temper Tantrum’

14ymedio, Havana, 3 August 2021 — Another priest is raising his voice in opposition to the repression unleashed after demonstrations on July 11. Like most of the protesters that Sunday, he is also very young. His name is Rubén Orlando Leyva Pupo, a computer scientist who was ordained a Vincentian father just last year. “Those … Continue reading “‘Communism in Cuba is Throwing Its Final Temper Tantrum’”

The Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba Pleads for Non-Violent Resolution of Differences

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 19 July 2021 — In his Sunday homily, Dionisio García – archbishop of the easternmost diocese of Santiago de Cuba – pleaded for the resolution of differences on the Island through peaceful means, and “never with violence and intolerance.” “In the midst of the difficulties, the protests, the demonstrations of recent … Continue reading “The Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba Pleads for Non-Violent Resolution of Differences”

The Bishops Say the Cuban People Have the Right to Express Their Hopes and Needs

14ymedio Havana, July 13, 2021 — “In light of events our people have experienced, we cannot close our eyes or look away as though nothing was happening,” declared the Cuban Catholic Bishops Conference (COCC) on Monday. The statement followed protests that that took place across the island in which thousands expressed their frustration at the … Continue reading “The Bishops Say the Cuban People Have the Right to Express Their Hopes and Needs”

The Cuban Bishops Ask for a Dialogue Between Those Who Have ‘Differing Opinions’

14ymedio, Havana, 12 December 2020 — On Saturday, Cuba’s Catholic bishops published their traditional Christmas message which, this year, includes calls “for dialogue and negotiation between those who have different opinions,” a few words that arrive in the middle of a strong defamation campaign on the part of the government against its critics. “As pastors … Continue reading “The Cuban Bishops Ask for a Dialogue Between Those Who Have ‘Differing Opinions’”

The President of the Catholic Clergy Denounces the ‘Injustice’ of Dollarization

14ymedio, Havana, 7 November 2020 —  The Cuban Conference of the Clergy (Concur) points to the list of voices of the Catholic Church that have recently criticized the plight of the island. In a letter that circulated this Friday, its president and superior of the Daughters of Charity in Cuba, Sr. Nadieska Almeida Miguel, expresses her concern … Continue reading “The President of the Catholic Clergy Denounces the ‘Injustice’ of Dollarization”

Cuban Priests Are Tired of ‘Two Types of Dictatorships: The Ecclesiastical and the Governmental’

14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 5 November 2020 — Fernando Heria, a priest of the Ermita de La Caridad, in Miami, spread a message on his social networks in which he expressed his solidarity with Father Alberto Reyes, parish priest of the church of San Jerónimo, in Esmeralda, Camagüey. On November 1 Father Reyes published  a text on his Facebook wall in which he … Continue reading “Cuban Priests Are Tired of ‘Two Types of Dictatorships: The Ecclesiastical and the Governmental’”

Cuban Authorities Threaten a Baptist Pastor for Preaching Against the New Constitution

14ymedio, Havana, 23 February 2019 – The Communist Party of Cuba categorized the Baptist pastor Carlos Sebastián Hernández Armas a “counterrevolutionary” for a sermon in which the pastor called on the faithful of his congregation to oppose the new Constitution that will be submitted to a referendum this February 24. Sonia García García, an official … Continue reading “Cuban Authorities Threaten a Baptist Pastor for Preaching Against the New Constitution”

Cuban Bishops Lament that the Constitution Excludes "The Right To Plurality"

14ymedio, Havana, February 4, 2019 — Cuban bishops published a message this Sunday in which they criticize the new constitution, considering it to “exclude the effective exercise of the right to plurality of thought.” The constitution, which will be submitted to referendum on February 24, only recognizes “a single ideology,” the text points out. The … Continue reading “Cuban Bishops Lament that the Constitution Excludes "The Right To Plurality"”

14ymedio Faces of 2018: Cuban Evangelical Churches Against Article 68 of the Constitution

14ymedio, Havana, 25 December 2018 — In July of this year in more than 3,000 evangelical churches across Cuba prayers were raised to defend the traditional family and criticize the inclusion in the draft Constitution of Article 68, where marriage was defined as “the union between two people.” The Assemblies of God Churches, the Eastern and … Continue reading “14ymedio Faces of 2018: Cuban Evangelical Churches Against Article 68 of the Constitution”

Cuban Bishops Ask the Government to Accept a Diversity of Opinions

14ymedio, Havana, 28 October 2018 — The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba (COCC) has issued a pastoral message on the draft Constitution in which it urges citizens to participate in the debates in a “conscious and responsible” manner, but regrets that the Constitution does not recognize the right to a “diversity of political opinion.” In … Continue reading “Cuban Bishops Ask the Government to Accept a Diversity of Opinions”

Cuban Bishops Will Publish A Pastoral Letter On Constitutional Reform

14ymedio, Havana, September 28, 2018 — The Catholic Church in Cuba is preparing a pastoral letter to make clear its position on the constitutional reform promoted by the Government. In a telephone conversation with this newspaper, Wilfred Pino, archbishop of Camagüey, explained that for the moment each diocese (administrative unit of the Church) is doing … Continue reading “Cuban Bishops Will Publish A Pastoral Letter On Constitutional Reform”

The Perseverance of ’Cuba Posible’

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 21 September 2018 — The civil society project Cuba Posible (Possible Cuba) will continue its work despite the attempts of the Cuban government to strangle it, the misunderstandings with the Catholic Church, and the suspicions of the most radical sectors of the opposition, according to comments its two principle managers made to … Continue reading “The Perseverance of ’Cuba Posible’”

Cuban Bishops Express "Their Good Wishes" in a Message to Miguel Diaz-Canel

14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami | Junio 12, 2018 — The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba (COCC) sent a private message to recently appointed president Miguel Díaz-Canel “in support of the eminent national service he had assumed,” as confirmed by the president of the Episcopal Conference, Emilio Aranguren, to 14ymedio. “I sent him a simple epistolary greeting expressing good wishes … Continue reading “Cuban Bishops Express "Their Good Wishes" in a Message to Miguel Diaz-Canel”

Cuba’s First Black Bishop is a "Street" Priest

14ymedio, Mario Penton, 7 April 2018 — “I’m surprised, I never would have imagined it.” The grave voice at the other end of the telephone line is that of Silvano Pedroso Montalvo, who seems not to have gotten over his astonishment a week after Pope Francis appointed him bishop of the diocese of Guantanamo-Baracoa. About to turn … Continue reading “Cuba’s First Black Bishop is a "Street" Priest”