Residencia en la tierra

Pope Francis meets with former Cuban President Fidel Castro at Castro’s residence in Havana, September 20, 2015. Photo: ABC News. Photos captured the intimate, historic meeting between Pope Francis and Fidel Castro Sunday. The images show the leader of the Catholic Church, who is 78, exchanging gifts with the 89-year old Cuban revolutionary after a Mass that drew hundreds of thousands of people in Havana. Castro and Pope Francis grasp hands and exchange laughs, as shown in images of their private meeting. The pope wears traditional papal garb while Castro wears an Adidas track jacket. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes and included Castro’s wife and some of his extended family. The pope gave Castro a book that the Argentine-born Jesuit wrote. Vatican spokesman Frederico Lombardi described the meeting as a “very informal conversation”. [Read more].

• Susanna Kim, Images Show Intimate Meeting Between Pope Francis and Fidel Castro, ABC News, September 21, 2015

Fidel Castro playing chess in Havana, 1966
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