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September 21, 2015

Pope Celebrates Mass in Cuba, Meets with Castro 
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Pope Francis celebrated mass in Cuba Sunday before hundreds of thousands
of worshipers in Havana's Revolution Square. Born in Argentina, Francis
is the first Latin American pope. He is widely praised in Cuba for
helping to broker secret talks with Washington that resulted in the
further normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations. After arriving in Cuba
Saturday, Pope Francis praised the detente between Cuba and the United
States as "an example of reconciliation for the entire world." On
Tuesday, Pope Francis arrives in Washington, where he will address
Congress and meet with President Obama. We'll have more on the pope's
visit to Cuba after headlines.

 

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