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Pope Francis arrives for first visit to the United States

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD. (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrived on his first visit to the United States on Tuesday, bringing to Washington a message that its power and wealth should be made to serve humanity, and not the other way around. An Alitalia plane carrying the Argentine-born leader of the world’s 1.2 billion member Roman…

Pope’s trip ties Cuba to U.S., following detente that he aided

SANTIAGO DE CUBA (Reuters) – Pope Francis wraps up his visit to Cuba on Tuesday and heads to the United States, figuratively connecting the two longtime Cold War adversaries who have reached detente with the help of his mediation. The 78-year-old Argentine pope will celebrate Mass at the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity of…