Churches find way to witness in Cuba, says WCC leader

As Cuba moves toward a post-Fidel Castro society, its churches are
finding ways to "give a Christian witness with integrity" in a country
that places restrictions on areas of life such as free expression, said
the general secretary of the World Council of Churches after a visit to
the Caribbean island.

Relations between religious groups and a
government that was officially atheist at its beginning in 1959 have
warmed somewhat, said Olav Fyske Tveit on June 1 at the WCC headquarters
in Geneva.

Tveit led a WCC delegation on a six-day trip to Cuba
ending May 30 and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Cuban Council
of Churches. The group visited an ecumenical seminary and met with
Cardinal Jaime Ortega.