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Pope calls for 'revolution of tenderness' in Cuba

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 7:46
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Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service

Pope Francis waved from his popemobile in El Cobre, Cuba, Sept. 21, as he made his way to the shrine of Our Lady of Charity, patroness of Cuba.

SANTIAGO, Cuba — Pope Francis called Cuban to a “revolution of
tenderness” as he celebrated Mass in the Minor Basilica of the Shrine
of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the country's patroness.

While
only about 60 percent of Cubans are baptized Catholics, the little
statue of Our Lady of Charity, discovered 400 years ago, is also a
widely recognized symbol of Cuban identity and of strength despite
struggle.

Archbishop Dionisio Garcia Ibanez of Santiago, president
of the Cuban bishops' conference, told the pope at the end of Mass,

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