Pope welcomes Cuba's prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue
Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken ...
National Catholic Reporter7d
Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at pope's request
Taking up the spirit of the recently inaugurated Holy Year 2025, the Cuban government has announced the release of 553 people ...
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley celebrates US-Cuba deal, says he ‘carried messages’ between presidents and Pope Francis
The deal, which comes less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, also includes rolling ...
America Magazine7d
Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at Pope Francis’ request
O’Malley, retired archbishop of Boston, said that for the last several years he had carried messages from Pope Francis to the presidents of the United States and Cuba “seeking the release of ...
Washington Times3d
Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue
Cuba said this week that it was releasing 553 prisoners “in the spirit of” Francis’ 2025 Holy Year and had informed the pope of its decision ahead of time. The move came a day after the ...