Cuba's relations with Catholic Church hit a high point after decades of hostility. Associated Press. Published December 24, 2014 3:15pm EST | Updated December 30, 2016 8:28pm EST.

Cuba’s first Catholic church since the 1959 revolution took power is set to be built in the isolated town of Sandino.

The first church built in Cuba in 60 years, the project was paid for through the efforts of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tampa. [Courtesy of St. Lawrence Catholic Church] By ...

AFTER THE REVOLUTION: Roman Catholic Church, long identified with Cuba’s wealthier citizens, took vehemently anti-communist line shortly before Fidel Castro declared Cuba to be socialist in 1961.

Rebuilding parishes. Fundamental to strengthening the Catholic Church is building — and rebuilding — parishes. Cuba's first new church in six decades plans to open within months, in the town ...

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Fidel Castro's government sent the Rev. Juan Francisco Naranjo to two years of work camp in the 1960s for preaching the Gospel in a Cuba where atheism was law and the faithful were viewed as suspect.

Juan Whitaker, the Assemblies of God's treasurer in Cuba, told The Associated Press this month that none of its churches had been declared illegal or were at risk of confiscation.

The relationship between Fidel Castro and the Cuban Catholic Church has been a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, though it has noticeably improved in recent years. Even in his death, announced ...

A brief look at key events in the history of the Catholic Church in Cuba: ___ AFTER THE REVOLUTION: The Catholic Church, long identified with Cuba's wealthier citizens, took a vehemently anti ...

HAVANA — A brief look at key events in the history of the Catholic Church in Cuba: ___ AFTER THE REVOLUTION: The Catholic Church, long identified with Cuba’s wealthier citizens, took a ...