The pope will arrive in Cuba at 2 p.m. local time, then continue on to Mexico City.
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Mexico is home to world’s second largest Catholic population
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Pope appoints American Msgr. Peter Wells as nuncio to South Africa and Botswana
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Papal commission asks British abuse survivor member, Peter Saunders, to take a leave
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Syria flight continues in spite of winter cold
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Pope Francis and the Patriarch of Moscow will meet in Cuba on Feb 12, an encounter of the utmost importance to Christian Unity
The first ever meeting between the the heads of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches is a truly historic event.