Morning Star.png Pope Tells Cubans: The Great Are Those Who Help Others International Desk, The Morning Star, London, 21 September 2015 Thousands of Cubans, including President Raul Castro, attended a Mass conducted by Pope Francis in Havana's Revolution Square yesterday. He urged Cubans to look after one another, telling them that those who want to be great must serve others and not be served by them. The pontiff arrived in Cuba on Saturday as part of a nine-day tour of Cuba and the United States. During a welcoming speech at Jose Marti International Airport, Mr Castro spoke of the importance of solidarity and equality, stressing that socialism was the only way in which Cuba could guarantee independence, sovereignty and development. The president thanked the Pope for leading efforts to normalise the diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana. "Your Holiness, we appreciate and thank you for your support in conversations between the US and Cuba," he said. Mr Castro also spoke about global issues, highlighting the consequences that current crises have on Third World nations and minorities. "As his Holiness says, humanity is called by necessity to change the way we live, produce and consume," he added. Pope Francis praised Cuba's courage, and highlighted its importance in the world, saying that its "natural calling is being a meeting point which unites all peoples as Jose Marti dreamed." The church leader praised the new US-Cuba relationship, saying that it provides an example of reconciliation in today's troubled world affairs. "The world needs reconciliation amid this atmosphere of incremental steps towards a third world war," he said, referring to ongoing conflicts around the globe. From: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-0003-Pope-tells-Cubans-the-great-are-th ose-who-help-others#.Vf-OWN-qqko -- -- 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.
