Telesur.png Pope Francis Visits Fidel Castro in Cuba Telesur, Venezuela, 10 September 2015 The Vatican confirmed Sunday that Pope Francis held a private meeting with Fidel Castro, the former president and historic leader of the Cuban Revolution. Officials reported that the meeting was held shortly after the conclusion of the pontiff's mass in front of thousands at the Plaza of the Revolution in the capital of Havana. The spokesperson for the Vatican, Federico Lombardi told a press conference that the meeting lasted approximately 40 minutes and was "friendly" and "informal." He further reported that the pair were joined by 10 people, including members of Fidel Castro's family. According to sources, the pair exchanged books Fidel Castro reportedly gave the pope a book entitled, "Fidel and Religion," which is based on discussions between the leader of the Cuban Revolution and noted Liberation Theologist Frei Betto, who attended Sunday's mass in Havana. The book was inscribed with the dedication, "For Pope Francis during his fraternal visit, with admiration and respect from the Cuban people." The pope gave Fidel Castro two books by Alessandro Pronzato and an audiobook by Armando Llorente, a Jesuit priest who served as Fidel's tutor as a youth at Belen Jesuit School in Havana. Pope Francis is expected to meet with President Raul Castro in the Palace of the Revolution at 4 p.m. local time. The pontiff is in Cuba as part of a nine-day tour to the region. He is the third pope to visit to the island. From: <http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Pope-Francis-Meets-With-Fidel-Castro- in-Cuba-20150920-0011.html> http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Pope-Francis-Meets-With-Fidel-Castro-i n-Cuba-20150920-0011.html -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
