As the years passed, Cuba's government started easing those restrictions. They allowed for a freer expression of Catholicism, the predominant religion on the island, and Santeria, the blend of ...

When religious leaders like Castor address repression, when they call for unity and resistance, the harassment intensifies. Many are prevented from leaving Cuba. And the propaganda never stops.

There was a time when Cuba's religious foundation was much like the rest of its Latin American neighbors — a reliable bastion of Catholicism. Then came Fidel Castro. While the constitution and ...

Priests from Cuba’s Afro-Cuban Santeria religion on Monday warned of a difficult year ahead and called on followers to guard against calamities and mounting social ills after a tough year in ...

Cuba cracks down on religious citizens despite constitutional ‘guarantees,’ experts say Reform prospects grim while Castro family holds power ...

Before Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba for today's visit, photographer Tomas Munita examined the role of religion in the nation, where bishops have emerged as political as well as spiritual players.

Religious Leaders In Cuba Outspoken And Critical Of Proposed Constitution Cubans vote this weekend on a new constitution that enshrines the Communist party as the "supreme guiding political force." ...

Cuba’s pledge brothers in the shrinking Communist fraternity, China and Vietnam, give lip service to the concept of religious freedom, but any group of 100 spontaneously gathering in Tiananmen ...

Religion in Cuba is complicated, and a new survey on the island offers a rare snapshot of religious identity in a Communist nation with deep Catholic roots. Eight in 10 Cubans gave positive ...

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Under Fidel Castro, Cuba declared itself as an atheist state. Castro’s relationship with religion, however, was far more complex. It left a deep impact on the religious identity of Cuba.