Cuban Cardinal Will Give Christmas Message On State TV

AP reported yesterday on a new sign of the improving relationship between the government of Cuba and the Catholic Church. For the second year in a row, Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega will read a Christmas message on state television. His message will include thanks for the U.S.'s recently loosened restrictions on Cuban-Americans who want to send money or travel to Cuba. Slow improvement in relations between the government and the Church began in the early 1990's.