{"id":97104,"date":"2026-07-23T02:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=97104"},"modified":"2026-07-23T02:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:28:18","slug":"vatican-publishes-biography-of-founder-of-cuban-nationhood-father-felix-varela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/vatican-publishes-biography-of-founder-of-cuban-nationhood-father-felix-varela\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaticano publica biografia do fundador da nacionalidade cubana, Padre F\u00e9lix Varela"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Vatican Publishing House recently released the first Italian edition of the book \u201cF\u00e9lix Varela: A Biography,\u201d a work about the priest considered by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia to be \u201ca sort of founder of [Cuban] national culture through his works and writings.\u201dThe 208-page volume, published July 9, was written by Monsignor Carlos Manuel de C\u00e9spedes, a prominent figure in the Cuban Catholic Church who passed away in Havana in 2014. Paglia, president emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, wrote\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\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/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>The Vatican Publishing House recently released the first Italian edition of the book \u201cF\u00e9lix Varela: A Biography,\u201d a work about the priest considered by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia to be \u201ca sort of founder of [Cuban] national culture through his works and writings.\u201dThe 208-page volume, published July 9, was written by Monsignor Carlos Manuel de C\u00e9spedes, a prominent figure in the Cuban Catholic Church who passed away in Havana in 2014. Paglia, president emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, wrote\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-97104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79617,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/cuban-exiles-sign-freedom-accord-for-cuba\/","url_meta":{"origin":97104,"position":0},"title":"Cuban exiles sign freedom accord for Cuba","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Mar\u00e7o 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Cuban exiles in Miami, led by Rosa Mar\u00eda Pay\u00e1, founder of \u201cCuba Decides\u201d and daughter of the late opposition leader Oswaldo Pay\u00e1, signed on March 2 what they call an \u201cAccord for Liberation\u201d of Cuba, a 10-step roadmap to restore \u201cdemocracy and the rule of law\u201d on the island.Oswaldo Pay\u00e1 was killed in a car crash in 2012 that had all the markings of a state security-staged accident. TweetThe document, signed in the Father Varela Hall of the National Shrine\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":77846,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/cuban-bishops-postpone-vatican-visit-amid-worsening-national-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":97104,"position":1},"title":"Cuban bishops postpone Vatican visit amid worsening national crisis","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Mar\u00e7o 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Catholic Bishops of Cuba announced Thursday that they have asked Pope Leo XIV to postpone their upcoming visit to Rome due to the country\u2019s grave situation, which is generating \u201cso much instability and uncertainty.\u201dThe bishops had been scheduled to meet Pope Leo XIV on Feb. 20 as part of their periodic ad limina visit, which was set to begin Monday, Feb. 16. During such visits, bishops also customarily pray at the four major papal basilicas and meet with various\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":71919,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/consecrated-life-perseveres-in-cuba-despite-a-lack-of-vocations\/","url_meta":{"origin":97104,"position":2},"title":"Consecrated life perseveres in Cuba despite a lack of vocations","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezembro 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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On the occasion of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the bishops of Cuba have published a message denouncing the terrible conditions that prevail on the island, which they said \u201cinvade the soul\u201d of its inhabitants, causing \u201cthe horizon of hope\u201d to blur and \u201csadness to take hold of the hearts of all.\u201d \u201cWith despair and without\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cuba\u2019s bishops urge fellow citizens to not be afraid of &#039;embarking on new paths\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cubas-bishops-urge-fellow-citizens-to-not-be-afraid-of-039embarking-on-new-paths.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cubas-bishops-urge-fellow-citizens-to-not-be-afraid-of-039embarking-on-new-paths.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cubas-bishops-urge-fellow-citizens-to-not-be-afraid-of-039embarking-on-new-paths.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Cubas-bishops-urge-fellow-citizens-to-not-be-afraid-of-039embarking-on-new-paths.webp?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":96808,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/u-s-catholic-relief-services-send-first-cuba-aid-flight-under-rubio-plan\/","url_meta":{"origin":97104,"position":5},"title":"U.S., Catholic Relief Services send first Cuba aid flight under Rubio plan","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Julho 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The United States and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) sent the first flight with humanitarian aid to Cuba under Secretary of State Marco Rubio\u2019s $100 million assistance plan.In partnership with the Catholic Church and Caritas Cuba, the kits of prepackaged food and hygiene kits for up to 700 Cuban families will be delivered by CRS \u2014 the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the U.S.\u201cThis partnership builds upon the success of the Department\u2019s program last year with CRS\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97104"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=97104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}