ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners ... the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis. Cuba said this week that it was releasing ...

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.

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 received one of the U.S.'s top honors, published a memoir, and facilitated relations between Washington and Havana.

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.

ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of ... 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 ...

Pope Welcomes Cuba's Prisoner Release Following Talks With Vatican as Part of Long-Standing Dialogue ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday ... with Washington and Havana that dates back to the ...

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

The move follows President Joe Biden’s decision to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, a gesture the Cuban government says reflected “the spirit of the 2025 Jubilee.”

Despite a long history of mediation, the Vatican grapples with the volatile political climate testing its capacity to broker peace amid shifting US policies and deepening tensions within 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,