When Pope Benedict XVI goes to Latin America in March, Mexico is an obvious choice, with nearly 100 million Catholics. But communist-run Cuba is also on his itinerary. The 84-year-old pontiff does ...

Havana, Cuba, Jul 6, 2021 / 12:50 pm. The Church in Cuba offered a special Mass of thanksgiving for the 75 years of consecrated life of Sister María de Jesús Miranda, who has served the poor and ...

Construction still is under way at the Sagrado Corazon de Jesus church in Sandino, Cub, but an inagural Mass is scheduled Jan. 26. The first church built in Cuba in 60 years, the project was paid ...

Today, according to the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana, the Church in Cuba has 650 churches, 325 of which are parishes. However, in many rural areas churches are few and far between.

TAMPA, Fla. — Catholics in Cuba will soon have a new place to worship, thanks to the longtime efforts of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tampa. Sagrado Corazon de Jesus is located in the small ...

Leaders of the dissident group Ladies in White asked the Catholic Church on Tuesday to intervene with the Cuban government to end what they described as violent acts against them and other human ...

In recent days, American foreign policy, President Obama, and Cuba have been in the headlines.But honestly, the mainstream media is too pre-occupied about cell phone markets, tourism, and foreign ...

Cuba is opening its doors to the first Catholic church on the island since the 1959 Communist Revolution ushered in an era of atheism. The Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, one of three ...

Before Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba for today's visit, photographer Tomas Munita examined the role of religion in the nation, where bishops have emerged as political as well as spiritual players.