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Cuba’s neighbours send communion wafers
Dioceses in Puerto Rico and Panama dispatched thousands of communion wafers to the Catholic Church in Cuba after a crisis in local production caused by drastic power cuts. Source: The Tablet.
Cuban churches forced to ration Communion wafers
To the never-ending list of scarcities in Cuba comes a new addition: Communion for the Catholic faithful. Source: UCA News.
Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid worsening national crisis
A Cuban bishop has called for dialogue and action to help the people amid widespread desperation and a social crisis that recently prompted the island’s bishops to cancel a planned visit to Rome to meet the Pope. Source: Crux.
Jamaican Catholics brace for hurricane with prayer and preparations
Catholic faithful in Jamaica are responding with “a lot of prayer” as the island nation is battered by what analysts say may be its worst hurricane on record. Source: OSV News.
Irish missionary kidnapped in Haiti released
An Irish lay missionary who was taken at gunpoint from a Haiti orphanage last month was released on Friday. Source: The Tablet.
Irish lay missionary kidnapped in Haiti
A longtime Irish lay missionary in Haiti has been kidnapped in what may be a targeted attack amid that nation’s long-running armed gang violence and instability. Source: Catholic Register.
Cuban bishops urge leaders to address nation’s economic crisis
The bishops of Cuba say the island nation’s economic situation and its people’s dire circumstances can no longer be ignored and must be addressed by its leaders. Source: OSV News.
Armed gang murders two women religious in Haiti
Two women religious were murdered on March 31 by an armed gang in the city of Mirebalais, as long-standing violence continues to destabilise Haiti. Source: OSV News.
Vatican says release of Cuban prisoners ‘a sign of great hope’
Cuba has granted early release to 553 prisoners following a deal mediated by the Holy See and completing an agreement struck with former US president Joe Biden during his days in office. Source: Vatican News.