At least 75 fines were issued in 2024, with totals exceeding 1.1 million Cuban pesos (roughly $45,100 American), often against religious leaders conducting unauthorized worship or aid distribution.

HAVANA (AP) — The 1959 Castro-led revolution installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans.

Jews savor rice, beans and other Cuban staples for Sabbath dinner. Santeria devotees dance and slap drums in a museum filled with statues, paying homage to their Afro-Cuban deities.

At times, Sabbath dinners at Beth Shalom include Cuban black beans and rice. Jews are believed to have arrived in Cuba with Christopher Columbus in 1492, but the Cuban community officially began in ...

The Vatican-recognized Virgin, venerated by Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions, is at the heart of Cuban identity. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File) AP Top Headlines ...

Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba by: LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press Posted: May 16, 2024 / 10:39 AM EDT ...

HAVANA (AP) — The 1959 Castro-led revolution installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans. But 65 years later ...

AP News AP General Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba By The Associated Press - ...