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Church in Cuba
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Analysis

Why Cuba is getting worse for the Catholic Church

Despite decades of supposed progress, the government is still putting pressure on the Church

Edgar Beltrán
May 21, 2024
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It is almost a cliché in Latin America that whenever a leftist government is elected, people ask if the country will become the “next Cuba.” But with persecution of the island nation’s Catholic Church increasing, it might be more apt for Catholics to ask if Cuba is becoming the “next Nicaragua.”

Catedral de San Cristóbal, Havana. Image credit: Guilluame…

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