A Conversation With Fidel originally posted at cigaraficionado.com by Marvin R. Shanken This is a rather long post, but it is a very interesting read! Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of Cigar Aficionado, interviewed Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana on February 3, 1994. The interview focused on cigars, but touched on the United…
Pope Francis meets Fidel Castro in Cuba Originanlly posted at brisbanetimes.com.au by Nick Squires ____________________________________________________ Havana: Pope Francis met Fidel Castro on Sunday at the Cuban revolutionary leader’s home in Havana, after an outdoor mass attended by tens of thousands of people in the capital. The two men held a “friendly and informal conversation” for about 40 minutes, Vatican spokesman Reverend…