Great news! I wonder what this is about. Any Cuban immigrants out there?
Perhaps you forgot Pope Benedict's trip to Cuba in 2012.
Pope calls for greater freedoms in Cuba as he ends two-country tour
The visit was in March. Shortly after his departure, Castro set Good Friday as a holiday, after pope's request. This year (2014), however, they made it official. IIRC, quite a few freepers called the visit a waste of time. Here is the fruit of that meeting.