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Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Cuba, with Catholicism being its largest denomination. A significant share of the Cuban population is either non-religious or practices folk religions.
Religious Beliefs In Cuba. While the majority of Cubans are Roman Catholic, the country has a higher prevalence of irreligion than most other Latin American nations.
Let’s take a look at what religious beliefs there are in Cuba. Christianity. The Christian faith is the single largest religious belief in Cuba. It represents Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, as well as the Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox faiths.
The constitution declares the country a secular state and provides for the separation of religious institutions and the state, but the Cuban Communist Party (CCP), through its Office of Religious Affairs (ORA) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), regulates religious practice.
But religion seems to be everywhere in Cuba 65 years later. Buddhists, Catholics, Jews, Muslims and Afro-Cuban Santeria practioners often gather to pray, sing and worship across the Communist-run island.
According to the religious freedom advocacy organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the Cuban Communist Party (CCP), through its Office of Religious Affairs (ORA) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), continued to control most aspects of religious life.
The Catholic Church estimates 60 percent of the population identifies as Catholic. Membership in Protestant churches is estimated at 5 percent. According to some observers, Pentecostals and Baptists are likely the largest Protestant denominations.
In spite of what many people think, how Cuba is perceived in the “collective imagination,” Cuba is a secular state in which religious freedom is guaranteed both by the Constitution and by immense and diverse religious structures that act independently of the government.
In 2020, religious freedom conditions in Cuba remained chal- lenging. The Cuban government used a system of laws and policies, surveillance, and harassment to control and suppress religious groups and others for their advocacy or support of reli-gious freedom.
Arguably the most popular religion in Cuba is Santeria, which fuses Catholicism with Afro-Caribbean traditions. Santería was born as a form of quiet resistance among Cuba’s Black communities.