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Castro sends heartfelt condolences { April 4 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0504040047apr04,1,2314401.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0504040047apr04,1,2314401.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed DEATH OF POPE JOHN PAUL II CATHOLICS AROUND THE WORLD' From Fidel Castro, `heartfelt condolences' CUBA Gary Marx Published April 4, 2005 HAVANA -- President Fidel Castro expressed "heartfelt condolences" and declared three days of mourning, canceling public celebrations and postponing the island's popular baseball championship. "Humanity will preserve an emotional memory of the tireless work of His Holiness John Paul II in favor of peace, justice and solidarity among all people," Castro wrote in letter to the Vatican published Sunday in the Cuban state-run newspaper Juventud Rebelde. The Cuban flag was lowered to half-staff on public buildings and in plazas, and church bells rang out in honor of John Paul II, the first pontiff to visit the communist nation. Although state-run media covered little of the news leading up to the pontiff's death Saturday, Cuban television replayed images Sunday of the pope's historic 1998 trip to Cuba. While Cuba is no longer officially an atheist country and residents freely practice religion, Catholics have not been allowed to build churches or open schools since the 1959 revolution. Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the nation's top Catholic official, led a morning mass for hundreds of worshipers, paying homage to John Paul at San Cristobal Cathedral in the colonial section of Havana. Ortega remembered a pontiff who worked tirelessly for peace and justice and "stirred humanity, just like Jesus did." The crowd included Carlos Gonzalez, a 48-year-old Pentecostal Christian who admired John Paul II. "He was a man who embraced all religions," Gonzalez said. "I prayed so that his soul could rest in peace." After the mass, Ortega said he was encouraged by Castro's order to postpone the baseball championship and cancel festivities. He said the action could provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to improve relations with the government. "When there are positive signs like this there is always hope that they might be deepened," he said. Copyright © 2005, Chicago Tribune

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