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The Catholic Church in Cuba

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 16:53

1.- What is the composition of the Catholic Church in Cuba?

The Catholic Church has more than 600 active temples, among them the Cathedrals  of Havana and Santiago de Cuba and the Small Basilica, the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity, where the Virgin in the Bay of Nipe was  found in 1512 and who´s considered for many Cubans as the Patroness of the nation.

Five Questions about the Vatican

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 16:48

What is the Vatican?

The Vatican, officially the City of the Vatican, is located inside the city of Rome, Italy. It has an extension of 0,4km2, and it´s the smallest state in the world. It´s the only one whose official language is Latin. The Holy See, highest institution of the Catholic Church, is located in  the City of the Vatican, World Heritage since 1984. 

My Journey to the Vatican

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 16:28

Our photographer Ismael Francisco made this beautiful photo-report at the Vatican, where he arrived following the footprints of Miguel Angel in the St Peter Square. As it´s known, next March 26-28, Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba, an event that Ismael will followup together with Cubadebate´s team. This is an advance of the report.

Revolution Square Almost Ready for Pope Benedict XVI Mass

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 11:11

A group of workers get ready, this Saturday, March 10, the altar Pope Benedict XVI will use to officiate a Mass  as colophon to his visit to Cuba, at the Revolution Square José Martí. Benedict XVI will visit Cuba on March 26-28, 2012, the second Pontiff to visit the country following the historical visit by Pope John Paul II in 1998.

Welcome to Cuba His Sanctity Benedict XVI

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 10:43

The Cuban people will welcome next Monday, March 26, with affectionand respect, the Pope Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and Head of State of the City of the Vatican, as inviteeof the Government and the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba.

Our country will be honored to receivedHis Holiness with hospitalityand show him patriotism, culture, and the humanist and solidary vocation of Cubans, that sustain the history and unityof the Nation.

The Pope in Cuba

Thu, 03/08/2012 - 09:54

Frei Betto

To the dislike and failure of the White House´s diplomatic pressures, Pope Benedict XVI will arrive to Cuba on March 26th. He´ll stay in the Island after entering into Latin America through Mexico. On March 28, a Mass will be celebrated in the Revolution Square, in Havana.

Benedict  XVI will celebrate in Santiago de Cuba-the historic city of Moncada Garrison, where Fidel Castro initiated his revolutionary fights in 1953-the 400th anniversary of the finding of the Virgin of Charity of Cobre.

Communiqué by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba

Wed, 03/07/2012 - 16:17

“To Jesus for Mary, the Charity unite us all”
Welcome Holy Father Benedict XVI, Pilgrim of the Charity!

To all Cubans
As it has been announced through the mass media, Holy Father Benedict XVI will visit, God willing, our country next March 26-28. A particular enthusiasm is felt in our catholic communities and parishes with this good news.

This visit fullfills a desire  that for long time have lived in the hearts of the catholics and many Cubans who identify with or feel  part of the Catholic Church.

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