Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.”

The determination could be quickly reversed after President-elect Donald Trump takes office and incoming Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio assumes the position of America’s top diplomat.

President Joe Biden is to remove the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a prisoner release deal, the White House has said. President-elect Donald Trump reinstated the designation in the final days of his first presidency in 2021, banning US economic aid and arms exports to the country.

Countries across the region celebrated the Epiphany with performance and gift giveaways. Also known as Three Kings Day, it is one of the oldest festivals of the Catholic Church — commemorating the Biblical journey of the three Magi to visit baby Jesus that faithful view as evidence that Jesus was the son of God.

The Biden administration plans to lift Cuba's terrorism designation, aiding in the release of political prisoners as part of a deal with the Catholic Church.