To evangelize the people and the culture

Catholic Mission in Contemporary Cuba

After decades of stagnant tension, the Catholic Church in Cuba has gained a stronger and more visible foothold. Petra Kuivala explores the current missionary policy of the Catholic Church in Cuba, focusing on the historical roots of the church’s agency within the revolutionary reality, and the current plan of evangelization that suggests the church is both invested in cooperation with the Cuban state and portraying itself as a voice of critical otherness in the Cuban revolutionary society.