· Updated January 16, 2025 12:01 AM · 3 min read read
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The eyes of the world will be on Pope Francis as he arrives in Cuba on Saturday to begin the first leg of his apostolic journey to North America.
That the pontiff plans to visit the hemisphere's only one-party communist country just before he arrives in the U.S. is no coincidence – the trip was deliberately planned to highlight Francis's role in encouraging the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two nations after 50 years of hostility.
The eyes of the world will be on Pope Francis as he arrives in Cuba on Saturday to begin the first leg of his apostolic journey to North America.
That the pontiff plans to visit the hemisphere's only one-party communist country just before he arrives in the U.S. is no coincidence – the trip was deliberately planned to highlight Francis's role in encouraging the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two nations after 50 years of hostility.…
