VATICAN CITY ¨C Pope Francis said the death of Cuba¡¯s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was ¡°sad news¡± and that he was grieving and praying for his repose.
Francis expressed his condolences in a Spanish-language message to Fidel¡¯s brother, President Raul Castro, on Saturday.
The pope, who met Fidel Castro when he visited Cuba last year, said he had received the ¡°sad news¡± and added: ¡°I express to you my sentiments of grief.¡±
Fidel Castro, who was a professed atheist, was baptized as a Catholic and educated in schools run by the Jesuits, the religious order of which the pope is a member.
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