Pope to meet with Fidel Castro

Pope Benedict XVI is to wrap up his visit to Cuba with an open-air Mass in the shrine of the Cuban revolution, and a meeting with Fidel Castro.

Pope to meet with Fidel Castro
Wed, 28 Mar, 2012 - 10:56

Pope Benedict XVI is to wrap up his visit to Cuba with an open-air Mass in the shrine of the Cuban revolution, and a meeting with Fidel Castro.

The former Cuban leader announced late yesterday that he would happily meet with Benedict, saying he was asking for just a “few minutes of his very busy time” in Havana.

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