Vatican
City, 16 July 2013 (VIS) - “The family: path of hope for Cuba”
was the theme of the first national meeting of the Pastoral of the
Family promoted by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba and
recently concluded in Havana.
The
meeting, presided over by Bishop Arturo Gonzalez of Santa Clara, took
place in the “San Juan Maria Vianney” priests' residence. The
initiative was promoted also by Bishop Luis del Castillo, emeritus of
Melo, Uruguay, who has collaborated with the Church in Cuba for many
years. In his opening speech, Bishop Gonzalez recalled the words of
Blessed John Paul II during his visit to the island: “Cuba: care
for your families, in order to keep your heart pure!” and thanked
the families participating in the meeting, emphasising that in spite
of current difficulties, the family remains a source of great hope
for the future.
The
themes to be considered include: marriage and the family as God's
plan for men and women, within which humanity finds its true path to
happiness, the family in Cuba, with its needs, its values to be
identified in the light of faith but also in dialogue with the
various institutions with which it is linked, the education of
children, family economics, the aging population, the breakdown of
the family and domestic violence.
Prior
to the meeting the Commission for the Family, with the contribution
of the Jesuit priest Fr. Jorge Cela, president of the Conference of
Latin American Provincials, carried out a survey of the island's
population, entitled “Cubafamilia”, to investigate the current
situation of families in Cuba.
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