Bertone, unveiling monument to John Paul II in Cuba, hints at papal visit

From the Associated Press: The Vatican's No. 2 official unveiled a statue here Saturday commemorating Pope John Paul II's historic trip to Cuba 10 years ago, after hinting that Pope Benedict XVI may make a visit of his own. Thousands attending an open-air Mass applauded as Roman Catholic Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's secretary of state, pulled off a white cloth to reveal the bronze likeness of a smiling John Paul, waving his right hand and holding his papal staff in the other. The statue came from Rome as a gift from the Vatican and was placed in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara, the site of John Paul's first Mass during his January 1998 trip, the first papal visit to the island nation. | Read more...

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