Five Cuban Roman Catholic bishops, including Cardinal Jaime Ortega, celebrated Christmas mass in a Cuban prison for the first time in 50 years, Catholic magazine Palabra Nueva said.
"It was wonderful. There were tears running down many faces because it seemed like an incredible experience," said clergyman Felix Hernandez, who accompanied Ortega to Havana's Combinado del Este penitentiary, Cuba's largest.
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Besides officiating mass, Palabra Nueva said, Ortega and the bishops also spoke with inmates.
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