BOB ABERNETHY: Pope John Paul said Wednesday he hopes his landmark trip to Cuba last week will have the same effect as his 1979 visit to Poland. Many people believe that trip was an important factor in the eventual fall of communism. Another outcome many Cubans are hoping for is the lifting of the U.S. embargo. And now, apparently, they have new support from inside the U.S. Kathy Barber Hersch reports from Miami.

KATHY BARBER HERSCH: The pope's call to end the U.S. embargo of Cuba because of the suffering it has caused those whom he called "the most vulnerable" has had a profound impact on Cuban Americans. Those who made the pilgrimage saw people sick, malnourished, and even dying for lack of medicine and proper nutrition. Elaine Freyre was on the pilgrimage and was moved by what she saw.

ELAINE FREYRE (Pilgrimage Participant): I did get a sense of deprivation from the embargo. I think we have the feeling here that they can get anything they want. Actually, there are two Cubas right now, those who have access to dollars and those who do not, and the people who do not are really suffering. They are really being deprived.