French priest Jean Pichon visits a child care centre run by the Catholic Church and the Cuban State in the village of Placetas, Santa Clara Province, Cuba, on April 23, 2021. - For decades, despite the strained relationship between the Catholic Church and the revolution led by late Fidel Castro, the help of priests was tolerated in Cuba and today it is more than welcome. Under the US embargo and deprived of tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the island nation faces its worst economic crisis in 30 years, with a serious shortage of food and medicine. Placetas, the hometown of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is no exception, and the support of food, medicines, entertainment and prayers given by a group of French priests and foreign nuns has become essential to the people of village. (Photo by Adalberto ROQUE / AFP)