Catholic Church gains foothold in communist Cuba

The Catholic Church in Placetas has opened soup kitchens, day care centers, a boarding school and an old-age home AFP/Adalberto ROQUEPLACETAS: In Cuba, where communism and religion live uneasily side by side, there is a city where it is no longer strange to see a priest walk down the street in a white cassock followed by enthusiastic greetings of"Good day, Father!"

But he insisted"the idea is not to convert people or to seek a more prominent role, but truly to help".The beige-walled church on one of the town's squares has become a popular gathering spot for members of the community.On the same block, a soup kitchen feeds the hungry twice a week, a library is open to all and, crucially for many, a makeshift pharmacy dispenses free medications that the priests get from Europe.

"My mother has only 20 days' worth of pills left and her medicine cannot be found. Without it, she cannot walk. Me, I suffer from lupus and I have no more medicine," Perez said.Every Wednesday, a van comes with fresh supplies for the Placetas pharmacy. The night before, some people sleep outside to make sure they can get what they need.

In the small village of Baez, some 20km from Placetas, about three dozen people come every week to the soup kitchen in a wooden house that also serves as a day care center.

Cuba can never be really free until you kick them out.

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