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Vatican #2 to visit Cuba, meet Raul Castro December 31, 2007
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, 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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