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Pope Francis with Cuban President Raul Castro at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Sept. 19
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Mass in Revolution Square in Holguin, Cuba, on Sept. 21, where he blessed a statue of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre.
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The Holy Father passes a billboard showing images of Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro and Cuban independence hero Jose Marti in Havana.
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Choir members cheer as Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Mass in Revolution Square in Havana on Sept. 20.