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SKEPTICAL Christian groups said they did not expect significant changes in Cuba's restrictions on religion, in spite of assurances Havana made to the Vatican official

AP , NEW YORK

The more than 400 Cuban Baptist churches that work with the convention have seen "appreciable growth" in recent years, Hepburn said.

There are no independent, definitive statistics on Cuban religious life. However, it's believed that at least 40 percent consider themselves Catholic, the US State Department's 2007 International Religious Freedom Report said.

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