Havana, Cuba, Mar 27, 2012 / 19:53 pm
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said that Pope Benedict discussed the situation of Cuban dissidents, especially those in prison, during his March 27 meeting with President Raúl Castro.
"The outline of requests, which were humanitarian in nature and which were received by the Holy See (from Cuban dissidents), was discussed," Fr. Lombardi said during a press conference held in the National Hotel of Havana on Tuesday.
"I confirm that the topic was discussed during the personal encounter, but I don't have information on the specifics," he said.
Fr. Lombardi was responding to questions posed by journalists on whether the Vatican had presented a list of prisoner dissidents, and specifically if the list contained the name of Alan Gross.