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Ahead
of his first U.S. visit, 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, and praised the detente between
the two countries as "an example of reconciliation for the entire world." The
pope’s homily in Havana included no direct political message besides urging the
successful conclusion of Colombia peace talks that have been taking place in
Cuba for nearly three years. On Tuesday, Pope Francis arrives in Washington,
where he will address Congress and meet with President Obama.
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