PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czechs have welcomed home the remains of Cardinal Josef Beran, a symbol of defiance of the former Communist government which forced him into exile in the Vatican, where he died 49 years ago.
Beran's coffin was taken from Saint Peter's Basilica, where he had been buried in a special privilege normally only reserved for popes, and flown by military plane on Friday to Prague, where it was welcomed by government and church leaders.
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