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Catholics and others in secular Cuba have been paying tribute to Pope Francis, praising in particular his efforts to ...

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Ernesto Borges Perez, a former Cuban counterintelligence officer, is out of prison after serving 27 years in Havana.

As the first Latin American pontiff, the legacy of Pope Francis in the region is complex, according to analysts consulted by ...

The alarm of the conservative right seemed to be confirmed when Raul Castro, then President of Cuba and leader of the country ...

After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Pope Francis regularly referred to Ukraine and its people as “martyred” and ...

Catholics and others in secular Cuba have been paying tribute to Pope Francis, praising in particular his efforts to reconcile the communist island with its powerful neighbor, the United States.

The pope, added 24-year-old doctor Rayneris Lopez, was "like a bridge" between Cuba and the United States. - Pope 'loved this country' - The detente that Francis helped foster has suffered ...