Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Pope cuba trip

  • VATICAN CITY (RNS) Two weeks before Pope Benedict XVI was scheduled to touch down in Cuba, a small group of protesters occupied a church in central Havana, asking that a message with their requests be delivered directly to the pope.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Friday condemned the U.S. embargo against Cuba ahead of Pope Benedicts trip there next week and said the pontiff was willing to meet Fidel Castro.
  • (Reuters)
  • The cardinal has said that the purpose of the trip If the pope is perceived as going along with this big lie, it will only heighten the sense of betrayal toward Cardinal Ortega and it will do nothing to strengthen the Church in Cuba.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • In Cuba, the trip is seen as the Vaticans recognition of the churchs In both nations, there is hope that Pope Benedicts visit will close an alarming distance between the Vatican and a region shaped by Catholicism.
  • (The Guardian)
  • VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has asked for prayers for his upcoming trip to Mexico and Cuba. Sunday marks the last time Benedict will greet the general public before his visit gets under way Friday.
  • (Associated Press)
  • They said we couldnt participate in the masses when the pope comes go to the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba on March 26, then to Havana on March 27 before returning to Rome the next day.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedicts trip to Mexico and Cuba March 23-28 will be a relatively brief one, consisting of a little more than two days in each country.
  • (Catholic News)
  • Analysts said the crackdown on Ladies in White, Cubas most visible dissident group, was intended as a clear warning from the government not to interfere with the papal trip, the first to the island since John Paul IIs 1998 visit.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • On Thursday, police evicted 13 other dissidents who occupied a Havana church for 48 hours to press the pope to push for political freedom during his trip to Cuba. Police acted at the request of Havana archbishop Jaime Ortega.
  • (Google)
  • Two S. Florida charter companies are organizing special trips for pilgrims for Pope Benedict XVI's March 26-28 trip to Cuba. When Pope John Paul II visited Cuba, there was a whole year to organize the trip.
  • (Miami Herald)

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