In his remarks after the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father addressed this serious situation and called on all leaders to promote sincere and effective dialogue.

The pontiff stated that he joins the call made the previous day in a statement by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba, “to avoid violence and any action that could increase the suffering of the beloved Cuban people.”

The Cuban religious leaders stated that “in accordance with the constant teaching of the Holy See, the Episcopate reiterates that conflicts must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, never through coercion,” a position endorsed today by the Bishop of Rome after his Angelus prayer.

In a statement released on January 30, the revolutionary government of Cuba asserted that the nation’s historical willingness to engage in serious and responsible dialogue with the United States is widely documented.

At the general audience last Wednesday, just 24 hours before Trump signed the executive order aimed at imposing destructive living conditions on Cubans, the Pope called on the international community to “remain ever vigilant, so that the horror of genocide may never again afflict any people.”

Today, after expressing his deep concern about the tensions between these “two neighboring countries” and their consequences for the Cuban people, Pope Leo XIV prayed, “May Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre assist and protect all the children of that beloved land!”

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