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Cuban dissidents criticize Havana bishops’ letter on Cardinal Jaime Ortega
Members of the opposition inside Cuba openly criticized the content of a letter sent recently by representatives of the Cuban...
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Andrés Carrión describes his anti-Castro shouts during papal visit in Cuba
Andrés Carrión, the man who shouted “Freedom!” “Down with communism!” and other anti-Castro slogans on March 26,...
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US bishop reiterates call to end Cuba embargo; gets support in Miami
Passengers wait at Miami International Airport for a charter flight to Havana Feb. 8. U.S. Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des...
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More than 1,100 Cubans reported detained during papal visit
Cuban police carried out 1,158 political detentions in March – mostly to keep dissidents away from Pope Benedict XVI...
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A pope of ironies in Cuba and Mexico
Although Pope Benedict XVI’s March 23-28 outing to Mexico and Cuba officially constituted one voyage, in reality it was...
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After papal request, Cuba makes Good Friday 2012 a national holiday
Pope Benedict XVI (L) is received by Cuba's President Raul Castro at the Revolution Palace in Havana March 27, 2012. The...
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Shout of ‘Freedom!’ paid for with beating instead
He is the man who stood up amid the crowd before a papal Mass in Cuba and shouted “Freedom!” If his intention was to...
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Pope asks Castro to make Good Friday a holiday
Pope Benedict XVI and Raúl Castro outside the Palace of the Revolution in Havana. In the middle is a translator Pope Benedict...
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Havana holy sites attract pilgrims prior to papal visit
In the days leading up to Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit to Cuba, pilgrims to the country are gaining glimpses into...
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Miami’s archbishop, in Cuba, criticizes Marxism
Shortly before Pope Benedict XVI met with Cuban ruler Raul Castro for a courtesy visit and photo op at the opulent Palace...




