ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners ... as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis.

By Christopher Wells Hope is “a very appropriate value” for the Sixth International Conference, “Por el Equilibrio del Mundo” (“For World Balance”), Pope Francis says, precisely because the forum’s “aspiration to be open, plural, and multidisciplinary” gives it the capacity “to look into the reasons that move the heart of today’s men and women.”

Pope Francis has praised Cuba's decision to release 553 prisoners as a sign of hope, facilitated by Vatican-brokered discussions involving the US. This move aligns with the pope's tradition of urging clemency during Holy Years.

Hundreds more Cuban dissidents are expected to be released in the coming days in a deal with President Biden, but even a top beneficiary is balking.

Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis.

It's been a big week for Pope Francis. His new memoir "Hope," published in 80 countries, is the first time a sitting pontiff has published a full memoir. In the middle of the week, the Vatican announced an agreement between Washington and Havana for the ...

ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release ... facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis. Cuba said this week ...

as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis. ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on ...

Cuba announces the release of 553 prisoners in the spirit of the Holy Year 2025. The move follows the White House's easing of restrictions on Cuba.

Nations should put people affected by poverty, illness, migration and other marginalized groups at the heart of social and economic considerations during the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis said. "The poor and the sick,

One person here vaguely promising one thing under the non-explicit condition that the other person promises the other thing, can be described as anything but a pact, where there are supposed to be guarantees. This perhaps explains why there is no public list of names.

The Cuban regime started releasing political prisoners last week after President Biden removed the country from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. But as the new Trump administration reversed the decision this week,