[NYTr] Vatican #2 to visit Cuba, hopes to meet Raul Castro
 
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 00:12:06 -0600 (CST)

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Catholic World News - Dec 31, 2007
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=55659

Vatican #2 to visit Cuba, hopes to meet Raul Castro

Vatican, Dec. 31, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (bio,
the Vatican Secretary of State, plans to visit Cuba in 2008 and hopes
to meet with acting president Raul Castro.

In an interview with the Italian weekly Famiglia Cristiana, of which
excerpts were made public on December 29, Cardinal Bertone referred
only to his plans to meet with Raul Castro. He did not indicate whether
or not he will attempt to speak with Fidel Castro, who has been
seriously ill.

Cardinal Bertone will travel to Cuba in February, to take part in
ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the visit by Pope John Paul
II. The Italian prelate will be the highest-ranking
Catholic official to travel to Cuba since the historic papal trip. 
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