Cuba faces communion wafer shortage amid US trade restrictions

Chronic power outages in Cuba, reaching up to 22 hours per day, threaten local communion wafer production and religious practice.

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This shortage adds to the effects of the US trade embargo and exacerbates the island's structural economic crisis.

Cuban churches are considering emergency imports to address this situation stemming from deteriorating energy infrastructure.

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