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1st new Catholic church in Cuba since 1950s
October 28, 2014
For the first time since Fidel Castro gained power in 1959, Cuba’s Communist regime has permitted the construction of a Catholic church, the Associated Press reported.
Raúl Castro, Fidel’s brother, succeeded him as president in 2008.
The church, which will seat 200, will be built in Sandino, a town of 40,000 in western Cuba.
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