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Cuban state television announces that former President Fidel Castro has died at age 90.
2016-11-26

President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez returns home after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba.
2013-02-18

Pope Benedict XVI calls for greater openness in Cuba during a speech in Revolution Square, Havana.
2012-03-28

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Cuba to begin his three day visit to the country.
2012-03-26

In a statement by Pope Benedict XVI he says that Communism does not work for Cuba and that he is ready to help the island find new ways to move forward in a peaceful manner.
2012-03-23

Authorities in Cuba detain dissident Berta Soler and dozens of her supporters ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI.
2012-03-18

Christian Life Movement spokesman Regis Iglesias Ramirez in Cuba announces the launch of a new Facebook page called “Waiting for Benedict XVI” to promote the pontiff's upcoming visit and defend the right of all Cubans to welcome him.
2012-02-21

Hundreds of Coptic Christians protest in Alexandria and Cairo and shout slogans against Hosni Mubarak's rule following the church bombing, where some people held mass. Egyptian media warns of civil war and increasing sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims, and Pope Benedict XVI publicly condemns the bombing.
2011-01-2

Cuban ex-President Fidel Castro makes his first televised appearance in nearly a year, predicting possible nuclear war in the Middle East.
2010-07-13

Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Joseph Duffy, a bishop mentioned in the reports into child sexual abuse by clergy.
2010-05-6