The Vatican’s spokesman, Federico Lombardi, announced on Wednesday that Pope Francis will visit Cuba before starting a tour of the United States that will take him Washington, New York and Philadelphia, the Granma newspaper reported.
Category Archives: Society
UNESCO Director meets with Cuban Foreign Minister
The general director of the UN Education Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, met with Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez, who paid a recent visit to France.
Municipal Elections: Over 88 percent of Cubans Cast their Votes
Over seven million 550,000 Cubans -88.30 percent of electors- exercised their right to vote in the midterm elections held on April 19 nationwide to elect delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of the People’s Power.
Pope Francis Considers Possible Visit to Cuba in September
Cuban authorities for a possible papal visit to the island “is still far too early to speak of a decision already made or an operating project,” the www.giron.cu Web site reported on April 17.
Fidel Gets in Contact with University Students
The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, telephoned the young members of Detachment “70th anniversary of Fidel entry into the University of Havana (UH) passing through Santiago de Cuba”.