EWTN Español Exclusive: Santiago, Cuba Archbishop Ibáñez To Appear Live on ‘Nuestra Fe En Vivo’

Irondale, AL (EWTN) – In a first for an American television network, Cuban Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo Garcia Ibáñez from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba will travel to the U.S. to appear live on EWTN Español.

He will guest on at 6 p.m. ET, Mon., June 28 on EWTN Español’s flagship television program, “Nuestra Fe En Vivo”with Host Pepe Alonso.

In addition, the Archbishop will record a show for “EWTN Live,” to be aired on sister station EWTN at a later date. He will use a translator for that show, which is in English. “It is a great honor for EWTN to host the Archbishop and for him to agree to appear on our show,” said EWTN President and CEO Michael P. Warsaw. “The Archbishop is a courageous man who has many interesting stories to tell.” Cuba’s relationship with the Catholic Church appears to be warming since Raul Castro became president. The Archbishop will discuss this relationship as well as the upcoming anniversary of “Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre,” also known as “Our Lady of Charity.”

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