2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁po pe ▁met ▁with ▁Cub an ▁leader ▁Ra úl ▁Castro . ▁After ▁the ▁meeting ▁in ▁V at ican ▁City ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Castro ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁He ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁tele vised ▁news ▁conference , ▁" I ▁read ▁all ▁the ▁speech es ▁of ▁the ▁po pe , ▁his ▁comment aries , ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁po pe ▁continues ▁this ▁way , ▁I ▁will ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁pray ing ▁and ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁[ C atholic ] ▁church . ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁j oking ." ▁Castro ▁said ▁that , ▁when ▁the ▁po pe ▁came , ▁" I ▁promise ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁all ▁his ▁Mass es ▁and ▁with ▁satisfaction ". ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁decl ined ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Dal ai ▁L ama , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁la ure ate . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁report , ▁a ▁V at ican ▁sp okes man ▁said , ▁" P ope ▁Francis ▁obviously ▁holds ▁the ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁in ▁very ▁high ▁regard , ▁but ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁meeting ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁Nobel ▁[ Pe ace ] ▁la ure ates ." ▁The ▁last ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁and ▁a ▁po pe ▁was ▁with ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ,