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World Service,26 Mar 2012,10 mins

Pope John Paul II Visits Cuba

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In 1998 the then Pope, John Paul II, made a visit to the communist island. It marked a change in relations between the Church and the government of Fidel Castro. But some Cubans hoped it would lead to much greater changes. Photo: AP/Vatican, Arturo Mari

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