Pope Benedict XVI said on Monday he will travel to communist Cuba and Mexico next year for a keenly awaited visit “to proclaim the word of Christ,” hailing Latin America as a new global player.
The pope told a Vatican mass in honour of Latin America that the region had “an emerging new role in the international context,” adding that the time had come “to evangelise with solid faith, lively hope and ardent charity.”
“Supported by divine providence, I intend to carry out an apostolic voyage before Easter to Mexico and Cuba to proclaim the word of Christ,” the 84-year-old pontiff said during a mass relayed to millions across Latin America.
Several reports have suggested that the pope is beginning to show signs of easily being fatigued. No doubt such travels will impose a physical toll on him. How wonderful that he is willing to bear them for the sake of the peoples of Cuba and Mexico.
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