Vatican hints Pope's final will may exist, Italian national daily confirms it does

According to Luigi Accattoli from daily Corriere della Sera, the Will might be four pages long and the delay in announcing it to the public is due to the fact that it has to be translated into Italian and Latin, as first it had to be read by Cardinals who decide when and in what form the testament would be made public. The Cardinals' congregation has still not decided upon the date of the conclave, during which they will choose John Paul's II successor. Meanwhile, on Monday even Fidel Castro took part in a mass which paid tribute to Karol Wojtyła, during which Castro called the Pope, "An unforgettable friend" and, "A devoted enemy of all sorts of wars." He did not mention the fact that John Paul II was involved in fighting for political freedom and human rights in Cuba. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 7; Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.F.