Pope Francis Makes Historic Visit to the U.S.

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Police in Havana take down an apparent protester who tried to approach the pope as he arrived here in…

by Terry Moran via twitter 9/20/2015 12:38:34 PM
by Benjamin.G.Candea@abc.com 9/20/2015 1:05:20 PM
From ABC's Aaron Katersky:
On the way to this morning's Mass, Pope Francis was passing by in his open-sided Peugeot pope mobile when two men and one woman tried to seize the moment. They approached with leaflets, threw them toward the pope and were instantly pounced on by security guards. Once the three were taken away, the guards picked up the fliers

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 1:28:02 PM
Pope Francis arrives at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 20, 2015. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 2:12:44 PM
Pope Francis gives mass at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 20, 2015. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 2:15:34 PM
#popefrancis gives five young kids their first holy communion. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPWgTdQUwAAL19n.jpg

by ClarkBentson via twitter 9/20/2015 2:23:17 PM
"Service is never ideological; we do not serve ideas. We serve people." #PapaEnCuba

by Ines San Martin via twitter retweeted by niagarasquare 9/20/2015 2:25:50 PM
Retired American Cardinal McCarrick from #Washington DC. also participating in the mass. Seated next to Card O'Malley #popeincuba

by ClarkBentson via twitter 9/20/2015 2:35:09 PM
At end Mass, Pope issues plea for resolution of Colombia conflict. "We cannot allow another failure on path to peace and reconciliation".

by austeni via twitter retweeted by niagarasquare 9/20/2015 2:43:29 PM
The Cross the Pope is walking with is the same as John Paul II, symbol of the new church. #PopeInCuba https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPWnbr-WIAAT1HD.jpg

by NET TV via twitter retweeted by niagarasquare 9/20/2015 2:45:39 PM
The pope said today:
"Today I ask you to care for this vocation of yours, to care for these gifts which God has given you, but above all I invite you to care for and be at the service of the frailty of your brothers and sisters. Do not neglect them for plans which can be seductive, but are unconcerned about the face of the person beside you. We know, we are witnesses of the incomparable power of the resurrection, which everywhere calls forth the seeds of a new world."

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 4:34:04 PM
Pope Francis arrives at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 20, 2015. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 4:34:36 PM
Today's Mass was attended by 300,000 people, according to the Cuban government. Francis said:
Let us not forget the Good News we have heard today: the importance of a people, a nation, and the importance of individuals, which is always based on how they seek to serve their vulnerable brothers and sisters. Here we encounter one of the fruits of a true humanity. “Whoever does not live to serve, does not ‘serve’ to live."

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 4:39:07 PM
#PopeFrancis visited with Fidel Castro after Mass for 30-40 mins, says Fr Lombardi

by Cindy Wooden via twitter retweeted by niagarasquare 9/20/2015 5:00:46 PM
Vatican says #PopeFrancis met with Fidel Castro for 40 minutes following mass in #Havana
#PopeInCuba

by Aaron Katersky via twitter 9/20/2015 5:00:50 PM
Pope Francis Meets Fidel Castro After Mass in Cuba
Pope Francis met with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Cuba today after this morning's Mass, Vatican spokesman Father Lombardi said. They were together for about 40 minutes. Francis gave Castro some books, while the former leader gave the pope a book with a dedication inside.Read more here at ABCNews.com

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 5:29:31 PM
If you missed @TerryMoran live from @Pontifex mass in Havana, you can watch right here: abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video…

by Brian Hartman via twitter 9/20/2015 7:37:09 PM
Pope Francis and Cuba's Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 20, 2015. Alex Castro/AP Photo

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 8:18:54 PM
Amazing moment! Guards stop man from reaching Pope Francis. Drag him away. Then pull him BACK. Francis spea... vine.co/v/ePqT5Bgi7MZ

by Brian Hartman via twitter 9/20/2015 9:07:37 PM
After an "informal" meeting with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro today, Pope Francis attended a formal meeting this afternoon with his brother, Cuban President Raul Castro.

Raul Castro gave the pontiff a large crucifix made by a Cuban artist. The pope gave the president a painting of the patron saint of Cuba, La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre. The pope will visit the shrine where the statue of the La Virgen is kept Monday evening.

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 9:11:32 PM
An unscheduled stop:
Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop this evening at Havana’s Jesuit parish, where he spent a few minutes shaking hands and greeting parishioners. Children gave him flowers and he blessed a girl in a wheelchair.

by Emily Shapiro 9/20/2015 9:44:33 PM
Pope Francis completely ditched his prepared text and spoke spontaneously to the priests, nuns, religious and seminarians gathered at Havana Cathedral for the celebration of Vespers this evening. In his impromptu sermon he spoke of the importance of poverty to the Roman Catholic Church and warned of the dangers of falling prey to the temptations of wealth. He said: "Our dear mother church is poor. God wants it poor, as he wanted our Holy Mother Mary to be poor."

by Dean.Schabner 9/20/2015 11:28:18 PM
Pope Francis greets a child on a wheelchair during a meeting with a group of Cuban youth in Havana, Cuba, Sunday Sept. 20, 2015. AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

by Dean.Schabner 9/21/2015 1:20:18 AM
At a meeting with youth at the Centro Cultural Padre Felix Varela, Pope Francis went off script for the second time today, encouraging the children to dream big: "Open yourself, dream big, don’t strike yourself. Open yourself, and dream. Dream that the world with you, can be different. Dream that if you give the best of yourself, you’ll help make the world a different place. Don’t forget. Dream."

by Dean.Schabner 9/21/2015 1:28:12 AM
Shepherd 1 is taking off from #Havana for #Holguin the next stop for #PopeFrancis
#PopeInCuba

by Aaron Katersky via twitter 9/21/2015 12:00:11 PM
#PopeFrancis is wheels up from #Havana bound for #Holguin and #Santiago on the last full day of #PopeInCuba

by Aaron Katersky via twitter 9/21/2015 12:04:58 PM
People gather in the Plaza de la Revolution for the arrival of Pope Francis who will hold a mass in the square on Sept. 21, 2015 in Holguin, Cuba. Pope Francis is spending his second day of a three day trip in Holguin, Cuba after arriving in Havana, Cuba before Santiago de Cuba and then onwards to the United States. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 1:37:53 PM
Adoring crowds greet #PopeFrancis in #Holguin who waves from the Peugeot pope mobile
#PopeInCuba

by Aaron Katersky via twitter 9/21/2015 1:55:18 PM
Pope Francis arrives in the Plaza de la Revolution to hold a mass in the square on Sept. 21, 2015 in Holguin, Cuba.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 2:50:20 PM
Pope Francis is holding the second Mass in Cuba, after being greeted by a large crowd

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 2:56:05 PM
in the "Popemobile"

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 2:57:00 PM
Pope Francis arrives to the Plaza of the Revolution to celebrate Mass in Holguin, Cuba.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 3:53:52 PM
Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, applaud as Pope Francis arrives at the Plaza of the Revolution to celebrate a Mass in Holguin.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 3:54:37 PM
Pope Francis holds a Mass in the Plaza de la Revolution on Sept. 21, 2015 in Holguin. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 3:55:40 PM
In Pope Francis' prepared remarks for the Mass today, he spoke of Saint Matthew's conversion from a tax collector to a follower of Jesus. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 3:59:03 PM
"Even if we do not dare raise our eyes to the Lord, he looks at us first," Pope Francis said in prepared remarks at the Mass.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 4:33:23 PM
In Pope Francis' prepared remarks at the Mass in Holguin, Cuba, he said, "I know the efforts and the sacrifices being made by the Church in Cuba to bring Christ’s word and presence to all, even in the most remote areas. Here I would mention especially the 'mission houses' which, given the shortage of churches and priests, provide for many people a place for prayer, for listening to the word of God, for catechesis and community life. They are small signs of God’s presence in our neighborhoods and a daily aid in our effort to respond to the plea of the apostle Paul: 'I beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace' (cf. Ephesians 4:1-3).

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 4:34:26 PM
This day is of special significance for the Pope. It was Sept. 21, 1953 when the Pope says he first felt called to be a priest.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 5:48:54 PM
An estimated 150,000 people attended this morning’s mass in Holguin.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 5:49:32 PM
A spokesman said it was “probable” that Pope Francis will make a reference to the embargo while he’s in the U.S.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 5:50:16 PM
For those curious about what "mission houses" are, which Pope Francis mentioned in the homily: They are a way for the Cuban church to spread its pastoral message -- a familial place where people can worship and celebrate the Eucharist (Lord's supper or Holy Communion), ABC News' Clark Bentson explains. A representative of the Cuban church, which has relatively few resources, then said that the government had recently given the approval for the building of three new churches – in Pina del Rio, Havana, and Santiago.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 5:52:50 PM
People watch as Pope Francis arrives in the Plaza de la Revolution for a Mass in Holguin, Cuba. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 7:31:32 PM
Earlier at the Mass, people waved the Cuban flag and the yellow and white flag of Vatican City.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 7:32:16 PM
According to the pope's schedule, he should be en route to Loma de la Cruz, which is Mound of the Cross, in Holguin.

by Susanna Kim 9/21/2015 7:33:43 PM
#PopeFrancis arrives in #Santiago the final stop for the #PopeInCuba

by Aaron Katersky via twitter 9/21/2015 8:53:47 PM