The Happy Face of the
Pope in Cuba
Anyone who has seen the images these days were broadcast
from Cuba during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI, in Santiago
de Cuba and in Havana, can not deny the love, warmth and
respect that the people professed to His Holiness and the
calm and good spirits that his face showed.
Pope
Benedict XVI: I Hold Deep in My Heart All the Cuban People
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 28 (acn) Pope
Benedict XVI concluded on Wednesday afternoon a three-day
pastoral journey and official visit to Cuba, where he
celebrated two Masses, visited the National Shrine of the
Virgin of Charity of El Cobre —Cuba’s Patron Saint—, and met
with President Raul Castro and with the leader of the Cuban
Revolution, Fidel Castro.
Thousands of People Bid
Farewell to Benedict XVI on His Way to Havana’s Int’l
Airport
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 28 (acn)
Thousands of people waved posters, and Cuban and Vatican
flags as they bid farewell — along the 17 kilometers that
separate the apostolic Nunciature of Havana and the Jose
Marti International Airport— to Pope Benedict XVI, who
concluded a three-day
pastoral journey and official visit to Cuba on Wednesday.
Pope
Benedict XVI Met with Fidel Castro in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 28 (acn) The
Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, thanked
Pope Benedict XVI for “having included Cuba in this trip and
coming as a pilgrim in this Jubilee year.”
Pope Benedict XVI:
Joyful at Celebrating Holy Mass in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 28 (acn) “I
feel great joy in being here with you today to celebrate
Holy Mass during this Jubilee Year devoted to Our Lady of
Charity of El Cobre,” said Pope Benedict XVI as he began his
Mass homily on Wednesday morning at Havana’s Revolution
Square.
Cardinal Jaime Ortega
Alamino Thanked Pope for His Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 28 (acn) The
Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, thanked
Pope Benedict XVI for “having included Cuba in this trip and
coming as a pilgrim in this Jubilee year.”
Thousands of People
Attended Mass Celebrated by Benedict XVI at Havana's
Revolution Square
HAVANA, Cuba, March 28 (acn)
Cuban president Raul Castro attended the public Mass
celebrated by Benedict XVI at Havana’s Revolution Square on
Wednesday morning in the final day of the Pope’s visit to
the Caribbean nation.
The Hard Times Facing
Humanity
The world is ever more
misinformed in the midst of a turmoil of events that occur
at a speed never before expected. Those of us who have lived
a few more years and experienced a certain eagerness for
information can attest to the amount of ignorance with which
we used to approach facts.
Benedict
XVI Paid Courtesy Visit to Raul Castro in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 27 (acn) Pope
Benedict XVI paid a courtesy visit to President Raul Castro
on Tuesday afternoon —only a few hours after arriving in
Havana from Santiago de Cuba— during the second day of his
three-day visit to the Caribbean nation.
Machado Ventura Meets with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 27 (acn) The
First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers,
Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, and the Secretary of State of
the Holy See, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who accompanies His
Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, in his visit to the island, met
in this capital on Tuesday afternoon.
Federico Lombardi Describes as Positive Visit of Pope
Benedict XVI to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 27 (acn) The
visit of Benedict XVI to Cuba, the second a Pope pays to the
island, can already be considered as positive, asserted on
Tuesday Vatican spokesman Father
Federico Lombardi during a press conference in this capital.
Benedict XVI Arrived in
Havana from Santiago de Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 27 (acn) Pope
Benedict XVI arrived at noon on Tuesday in Havana from
Santiago de Cuba, where he began a three-day apostolic
journey to the Caribbean nation on Monday.
Benedict XVI Prayed
before Statue of Virgin of Charity of El Cobre in Santiago
de Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba,
Mar 27 (acn) Pope Benedict XVI prayed before the statue of
the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre in Santiago de Cuba on
Tuesday, during the second day of his visit to the Caribbean
nation.
Pope
Thanks Cuban People for their Welcome, and Authorities’
Support
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Mar 26
(acn) Pope Benedict XVI said he was glad for being
surrounded by Cubans this Monday and having been able to
make such a long-awaited journey.
Cuban President Raul Castro Attends Pope’s Mass
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Mar 26
(acn) Cuban President Raul Castro is attending the first
mass that Pope Benedict XVI will celebrate during his
three-day long apostolic journey to Cuba.
Raul Castro: Cuban
People Welcomes the Pope with Affection and Respect
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Mar 26
(acn) “His Holiness, Cuba receives you with affection and
respect, and it feels honored with your presence,” Cuban
President Raul Castro said today upon welcoming Pope
Benedict XVI at the international airport of Santiago de
Cuba.
Speech
Delivered by Raul Castro upon Pope Benedict XVI’s Arrival in
Santiago de Cuba
Speech Delivered by Pope
Benedict XVI upon His Arrival in Santiago de Cuba
Massive Welcome to Benedict
XVI in Santiago de Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Mar 26
(acn) The people of the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba warmly
welcomed Pope Benedict XVI at his arrival for his three-day long
apostolic journey to Cuba.
Cuban President Welcomes
Pope Benedict XVI
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, March
26 (acn) Pope Benedict XVI was welcomed by Cuban President Raul
Castro at the Antonio Maceo International Airport of Santiago de
Cuba, on the second leg of his trip to Latin America.
Pope Benedict XVI to Arrive
in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, March 26 (acn)
Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Cuba this Monday after a
three-day visit to Mexico, his first trip to Spanish-speaking
countries since he started his pontificate.
The Virgen del Cobre will
have Pride of Place at the Papal Mass
HAVANA, Cuba, March 26 (acn)
The first mass officiated in Cuba by Pope Benedict XVI after his
arrival in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba on March 26 will
begin with the entrance of the image of the island’s Patron
Saint, which, “from her altar at El Cobre and in an exceptional
way,” will be taken to the Antonio Maceo Revolution Square, as
informed by Archbishop Dionisio Garcia.
Art and Light at Old
Havana’s Cathedral Square in Honor of the Pope
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 25 (acn) On
the occasion of the visit of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, to
Cuba, the baroque facade of Old Havana’s Cathedral Square, see
of the city’s Archdiocese, will
be covered in lights and colors on March 25, 26 and 27, from
7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Your eyes follow me,
Benedict!
I carry a higher energy since
that afternoon of December 12, 2011, at the Vatican, when I saw
among many flags at a parade my own, the one of that Cuba, that
as Marti did, I feel like “the sum of all loves”
Santiago
de Cuba Ready to Welcome Pope Benedict XVI
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Mar 24
(acn) The Antonio Maceo Revolution Square of Santiago de
Cuba and the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of
Charity, in the nearby village of El Cobre, are ready to
receive Pope Benedict XVI, who will arrive in this eastern
Cuban city on Monday for a three-day visit to the Caribbean
nation.
Cuban Youngsters Honored by
Pope’s Visit
HAVANA, Cuba, March 23 (acn) As
Cuba gets ready to give a warm welcome to Pope Benedict XVI, the
younger generations of the island appreciate the importance of
the anticipated visit scheduled for March 26-28.
Pope Benedict XVI Arrives in
Mexico
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 23 (acn) Pope
Benedict XVI arrived in Mexico on Friday for an apostolic visit,
the first one to a Spanish speaking country in Latin America,
which will also include Cuba.
FM
Bruno Rodriguez: Cuba Will Listen with Respect to Pope
Benedict XVI
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 23 (acn)
“Cuba will listen with respect to His Holiness,” Cuban
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla told reporters
attending the inauguration on Friday at Havana’s National
Hotel of the official press centers set up for journalists
covering Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the Caribbean
nation.
The Holy See Condemns US Blockade against Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 17 (acn) The
Holy See condemned on Friday the US blockade against Cuba, in
statements made prior to the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the
island, according to a note
published by the Granma newspaper.
Cuba
Launches Website on Upcoming Pope’s Visit
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 13 (acn) Cuba
launched on Tuesday an official website
(http://benedictocuba.cubaminrex.cu/) prior to the upcoming
visit to the Caribbean nation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Shrine
of El Cobre in Cuba Ready to Receive the Pope
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, March 9
(acn) The Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, in the
eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, has been restored and
is ready for two significant events this year: the first
one, the upcoming visit of the Pope Benedict XVI by the end
of the month; the other one, the celebration of the 400
years of the finding of the image of the virgin, in
September.
Frei Betto Considers Pope’s Visit a Blessing to the Cuban
People
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 18 (acn) The
visit of Pope Benedict XVI will be a blessing to the Cuban
people, considered in Havana Dominica-Brazilian friar Frei
Betto, a friend of the former Cuban
President, in an interview with ANSA.
