World

Father Federico Lombardi, of the Holy See's press office, described the upcoming visit by Pope Francis to Cuba and the United States as a long, complex but wonderful journey.
Read More...

At the Vatican on Sunday (Sept. 13), about 50 inmates from Rome's Rebibbia Prison attended the noontime prayers at the Sistine Chapel at the invitation of Pope Francis. They were…
Read More...

Kim Jong Un, North Korea's supreme leader, met in Pyongyang with Cuban Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, reported the website Cubadebate.
Read More...

Miguel Díaz-Canel, first vice president of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, arrived in Russia over the weekend and made "a transit stop in Moscow." He is on his way to China…
Read More...

Israel, a nation that has repeatedly sided with the United States against Cuba whenever the United Nations asks for a lifting of the trade embargo imposed by Washington, will likely…
Read More...

A Cuban military unit numbering 75 men will take part in a massive parade on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, marking the 70th anniversary of China's victory over Japan.
Read More...

As the ever-lengthening U.S. election season begins to heat up, it is interesting to compare the U.S. and Europe regarding the evolution of their politics since the world financial…
Read More...

Russia has authorized the importation of Cuban shellfish -- initially shrimp and lobster -- and will start receiving it "without limitation," the Russian Ministry of Agriculture…
Read More...

Former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutiérrez said the U.S. should help Cuba enter the world's main multilateral economic institutions: the World Bank (WB), the International Monetary…
Read More...

It is now clear that the European authorities do not intend to let the Greek economy recover any time in the foreseeable future.
Read More...