Vatican diplomat visits Cuba

The Vatican's foreign minister arrived in Cuba to discuss the island's economic plight, and rights activists hope his visit may get more political prisoners freed or at least moved to jails closer to home.

The Vatican's foreign minister arrived in Cuba to discuss the island's economic plight, and rights activists hope his visit may get more political prisoners freed or at least moved to jails closer to home.

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti was greeted at the airport by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Caridad Diego, head of religious affairs for the Cuban Communist Party, as well as Havana Roman Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega.

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