The Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia will host a mass today for peace and in solidarity with Cuba, which will be presided over by Cardinal Paulo Cezar Costa, archbishop of this capital.

The celebration will take place at 12:15 p.m. local time at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida and will be open to all those interested in expressing their support for the Cuban people.

This initiative has the support of the Embassy of Cuba in Brazil and was shared on the social media accounts of the diplomatic mission and the island's ambassador, Víctor Manuel Cairo, who invited the public to participate in the religious gathering.

The call proposes a space of faith, peace, and solidarity with the Caribbean nation, taking place within a context marked by international demands against the economic, commercial, and financial blockade that the United States has maintained against Cuba for more than six decades.

This religious ceremony will take place following another mass held in support of Cuba on October 18 at the Saint Jude Thaddeus Chapel in the city of São Paulo, where faithful and representatives from various sectors expressed their rejection of the U.S. siege.

Participants in that religious service expressed to Prensa Latina that the celebration brought together numerous people in solidarity with the Caribbean nation, in an atmosphere marked by calls for respect among peoples, peace, and international coexistence.

During that ceremony, Father Julio Lancellotti defended respect for all peoples and nations and expressed his solidarity with Cubans and with populations affected by policies of hostility and exclusion.

"Our solidarity is with the Cuban people; one cannot sanction or block the life of a people, that is unjust," expressed the religious leader, who led the mass in São Paulo.