Raúl and Díaz-Canel congratulated the new Pope, Leo XIV
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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, greeted on Thursday the election of the new Pope of the Catholic Church, Leo XIV.
Below are their messages:
His Holiness Leo XIV
Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church
Havana, May 8, 2025.
Your Holiness:
I extend cordial congratulations on the occasion of your election as Supreme Pontiff.
I am confident that your Pontificate will make an essential contribution to peace and dialogue.
Cuba will continue to strengthen the positive relations with the Holy See.
Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration and esteem,
Raúl Castro Ruz
His Holiness Leo XIV
Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church
Havana, May 8, 2025
Your Holiness:
On behalf of the Cuban people and government and on my own behalf, I extend congratulations on the occasion of your election as successor of Peter.
We share the priority that your Pontificate will give to the promotion of dialogue, peace and closeness to the most vulnerable in a world facing great challenges.
I convey to him our desire to continue strengthening relations between Cuba and the Holy See, which this year commemorate the 90th anniversary of their establishment.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration and esteem,
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez,
President of the Republic of Cuba
(Source : Granma)
