The heads of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches will hold a historic meeting in the threadbare international airport of an officially secular, communist-run tropical island.

Odd as the location seems, Pope Francis’ and Patriarch Kirill’s attempt to reconcile their churches after centuries of estrangement will set the tone for a year of peacemaking in Cuba, a nation trying to shed its historic role as international socialist provocateur.

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