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31 March 2012 Last updated at 19:47 ET

Cuba declares Good Friday holidayPope Benedict celebrating mass in Havana's Revolution Square, 28 March 2012

Communist Cuba declares Good Friday a public holiday for the first time in decades, following a request from Pope Benedict.

Hugo Chavez (r) is greeted by Cuban President Raul Castro on arrival in HavanaChavez resumes Cuba radiotherapy

Hugo Chavez goes back to Cuba for more cancer treatment, but says he is still determined to win Venezuela's next election.

A statue of "Saint Death" is seen in Mexico City March 7, 2012. Arrests over death-cult killings

Police in northern Mexico arrest eight people in connection with the killing of two 10-year-old boys and a woman in ritual sacrifices.

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    Will papal visit bring about further reform in Cuba?

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