Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a "gesture of great hope" that he prayed would be undertaken ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be ...

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

Pope Francis has praised Cuba's decision to release 553 prisoners as a sign of hope, facilitated by Vatican-brokered ...

The archbishop of Havana asked him for the text of a speech ... No scarlet shoes – the ones Pope Benedict rather liked – just his old orthopedic shoes. “I have flat feet”, he explained.

“It is significant that the Havana authorities linked this decision directly to Pope Francis’ appeal,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The Vatican’s secretary of state called the gradual ...

Havana told Pope Francis it would gradually free 553 convicts. It added that the gesture was unrelated to the U.S. announcement. The releases began on Wednesday, and so far more than 30 people ...

Cuba then informed Pope Francis it would gradually release 553 convicts as authorities explore the legal and humanitarian ways to make it happen. Havana said, however, that the gesture to the ...

HAVANA — Cuba on Thursday released prominent dissident José Daniel Ferrer from prison, as part of a government decision to gradually free more than 500 prisoners following talks with the Vatican.