The Pope Will Meet With Fidel Castro According To ‘Vatican Insider’

The Pope Will Meet With Fidel Castro According To 'Vatican Insider' /
14ymedio
Posted on September 8, 2015

14ymedio, Havana, 7 September 2015 — Pope Francis will meet with the
Cuban president, Fidel Castro, during his upcoming trip to the island,
scheduled from 19 to 22 September, as revealed on Monday on the site
Vatican Insider.

In the article, it is explained that the Vatican requested the meeting,
which has received the green light from the authorities of the Island.
The details of the meeting, to be held in Havana are still unknown.

Sources close to the papal entourage consulted by Vatican Insider say
there is a good atmosphere for the agreement to kept.

The former Cuban leader was received at the Vatican in 1996 by then Pope
John Paul II, whom he met with again two years later in Havana. After
this visit, then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio led a task force to
analyze the teaching of the Polish pope in the country. In 2012, Fidel
Castro also met with Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to the island.

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