URGENT: Cuba Appeal

Dear friends,

Cuba is suffering a very difficult reality.

The situation, which was already critical, has worsened significantly due to the blockade of oil supplies. What was a fragile daily life has now become extremely hard for our brothers and sisters in Cuba.

There is almost no transport. Schools are closed. Hospitals are no longer able to receive patients in normal conditions. Basic services are interrupted again and again. What people need for daily life simply does not arrive. There is a growing shortage of food and hygiene products. Many families do not know how they will manage in the coming weeks.

For the Cuban people, this has meant a serious aggravation of an already painful situation.

In this moment, Cuba needs our solidarity, our prayer, and our help.

The bishops wrote:
“Unfortunately, the situation has worsened, and anguish and hopelessness have deepened”.

The priests and religious sisters also need your help. They themselves have almost nothing. And yet, from what little they have, they continue to give to those who suffer most. They share food, they accompany families, they dry tears and remain close to their communities.

We ask you for a simple gesture of solidarity with the people and with the Church of Cuba.

At this moment, needs are increasing. Projects of charity and pastoral assistance have become very difficult to maintain. Transport problems, lack of fuel, electricity, food and resources affect everything.

This coming Lent will be marked by strong limitations in pastoral care. The Church has no means of its own. It survives thanks to our solidarity.

As one bishop recently told us:
“Our hope is God. There is no other. More than ever, Cuba needs you”.

For decades, we have been helping the Church in Cuba to survive in times of great need. Today, we cannot leave them alone. We cannot turn away at this moment.

They depend on the solidarity of the universal Church — on our prayer, our closeness, and our support.

Your help allows priests and sisters to remain present. It allows families to feel accompanied. It allows hope to remain alive.

Thank you for standing with Cuba.