Month: March 2020
With hopeful anger
In recent days, the Prime Minister himself acknowledged to the media that many of the measures recently taken in the face of the pandemic are, in addition to obvious government analysis, at the request of the people. […]
Message from the Catholic Bishops of Cuba
We are aware of the vulnerability we all have in the face of this pandemic, but this must not prevent us from being able to live these difficult times. […]
COVID-19, customs and new behaviors
Abruptly, the coronavirus is beginning to change our customs, our lightheartedness, the way we act in the public sphere; how we communicate, exchange, dialogue, on a social level, even in confined spaces, in the circle of friends. […]
The last chords sounded in the VII Week of Sacred Music
Closing Concert of the VII Week of Sacred Music (SMS), a great cultural gala under the direction of the German master, Kunibert Shafer […]
Ada Rabelo receives important recognition for her work to the Church
As part of the VII Week of Sacred Music (SMS) and during the Parish Choir Meeting, held at the Church of the Holy Angel Custodian and coordinated by Ramón Leyva, the teacher and choir director of the Catholic Church in Cuba, Ada Rabelo, received recognition for her sacred musical work in the Archdiocese of Havana. […]
Germany’s stars shine in Havana
This Friday took place in the Church of St. Francis of Asses, located in the historic center of the city, the sixth concert of Sacred Music Week, this time dedicated to the monoliths of the German Baroque. […]
Between fear and reality: a new virus on a global scale
Let us not give in to the fear it divides in the face of the current spread of coronavirus. It is more regrettable, as some see more strongly today, the ‘virus’ of narcissistic individualism, reflecting the culture of “my first thing”, which is crumbling our social coexistence. We are not alone: this is the message of hope that as Christians we are called to spread these days. With an open heart full of faith we pray, “Lord, your love is eternal, do not abandon the work of your hands!” (cf. Psalm 138,8). […]
Arizona’s pre-Olympic baseball and the latest tiger stripes
It’s getting harder and harder for Cuban baseball to participate in Olympic appointments. The last decade has seen the decline of this sport on the island, a reality crossed by many causes, but with a very strong: the relentless flight of talent in search of opportunities for development that is not provided by the local league. […]
Sacra Music Week began in Havana
This Sunday began the seventh edition of Sacred Music Week, organized by the Chair of Sacred Music of the Padre Félix Varela Cultural Center and the Institute of Sacred Music and Musical Pedagogy of Regensburg (Hochschule f’r katholische Kirchenmusik und Musikp-dogik HfKM, Regensburg). […]