People gesture and hold Cuban flags ahead of Pope Francis' midday recitation of the Angelus in St Peter's Square at the Vatican July 18, 2021. After speaking about the day's Gospel reading and leading the prayer, the pope expressed his closeness to the people of Cuba a week after protests erupted on the island nation. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope expresses closeness with Cuban people as unrest continues
Prays for Cubans to construct a more just society ‘through peace, dialogue, solidarity’
