AdvertisementPope To Visit Cuba To Endorse Church's Growing RoleJanuary 11, 2012Nick MirofffacebookEmailPope Benedict XVI will travel in March to Cuba, where he's expected to endorse the growing dialogue between the church and the state. Here, an employee from the Rome's Biopark zoo holds a rare Cuban crocodile Wednesday, as he meets the pontiff at the Vatican. The crocodile will be returned to Cuba around the time the pope visits the island. (AP)