{"id":71919,"date":"2025-12-17T10:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=71919"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:45:48","slug":"consecrated-life-perseveres-in-cuba-despite-a-lack-of-vocations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/consecrated-life-perseveres-in-cuba-despite-a-lack-of-vocations\/","title":{"rendered":"La vida consagrada persevera en Cuba a pesar de la falta de vocaciones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Daughters of Charity Congregation in Cuba. \/ Credit: Archdiocese of Havana ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2025 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). Cuba is facing a shortage of religious vocations to the point that the country is losing almost one women\u2019s religious congregation each year. Even so, the presence of consecrated men and women remains an indispensable pillar for sustaining the Church\u2019s evangelizing mission on the island.In an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA\u2019s Spanish-language news partner, Father Ricardo Alberto Sola, president\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daughters of Charity Congregation in Cuba. \/ Credit: Archdiocese of Havana ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2025 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). Cuba is facing a shortage of religious vocations to the point that the country is losing almost one women\u2019s religious congregation each year. Even so, the presence of consecrated men and women remains an indispensable pillar for sustaining the Church\u2019s evangelizing mission on the island.In an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA\u2019s Spanish-language news partner, Father Ricardo Alberto Sola, president\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":72042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-71919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38657,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-dicastery-for-institutes-of-consecrated-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":71919,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo XIV appoints nun as secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mayo 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"From the popemobile, Pope Leo XIV greets thousands of people lined up along Via della Conciliazione on the morning of his inaugural Mass, Sunday, May 18, 2025. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 22, 2025 \/ 14:18 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Tiziana Merletti as secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.According to the Vatican Press Office, the 66-year-old consecrated religious previously served as superior general of the Franciscan\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV appoints nun as secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIV-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-Dicastery-for-Institutes-of-Consecrated-Life.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIV-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-Dicastery-for-Institutes-of-Consecrated-Life.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIV-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-Dicastery-for-Institutes-of-Consecrated-Life.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIV-appoints-nun-as-secretary-of-Dicastery-for-Institutes-of-Consecrated-Life.webp?fit=800%2C532&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65893,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/vatican-approves-beatification-cause-of-priest-who-pioneered-monastic-life-in-korea\/","url_meta":{"origin":71919,"position":1},"title":"Vatican approves beatification cause of priest who pioneered monastic life in Korea","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"enero 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in Vatican City. \/ Credit: Xosema (CC BY-SA 4.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 7, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of Seoul announced that it has received authorization from the Vatican, or \u201cnihil obstat,\u201d to initiate the beatification cause of the priest who pioneered monastic life in Korea.According to the Vatican news agency Fides, Father Leo Bang Yu-ryong (1900\u20131986) will be recognized as a servant of God. With this permission, the archdiocese will be able to\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vatican approves beatification cause of priest who pioneered monastic life in Korea","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vatican-approves-beatification-cause-of-priest-who-pioneered-monastic-life-in-Korea.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vatican-approves-beatification-cause-of-priest-who-pioneered-monastic-life-in-Korea.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vatican-approves-beatification-cause-of-priest-who-pioneered-monastic-life-in-Korea.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26386,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/heres-what-to-know-about-the-first-female-vatican-prefect-in-the-catholic-churchs-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":71919,"position":2},"title":"Here\u2019s what to know about the first female Vatican prefect in the Catholic Church\u2019s history","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"enero 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Sister Simona Brambilla, the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life \/ Credit: Vatican News ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 8, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). 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