By — Andrew Mach Andrew Mach Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-francis-holds-mass-landmark-visit-cuba Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pope Francis holds mass in landmark visit to Cuba World Sep 20, 2015 2:00 PM EDT Pope Francis began the first full day of his landmark visit to Cuba on Sunday with an outdoor Mass at Revolution Plaza, attended by President Raúl Castro and other leaders. Catholics by the tens of thousands — some of whom had been waiting since the early morning — packed Havana’s Revolution Square and watched Francis arrive in his familiar open-air popemobile to see the service. “Whatever wishes to be great must serve others, not be served by others,” Francis said during his homily. He arrived in Havana on Saturday and encouraged Cuba and the United States to deepen relations. “I urge political leaders to persevere on this path and to develop all its potentialities … as an example of reconciliation for the entire world,” he said. Next, he’ll travel to Holguin, Santiago de Cuba and El Cobre in Cuba, and then onward to a multi-city tour of the U.S., where he’ll meet with President Barack Obama and plans to address both Congress and the United Nations. Pope Francis gives mass at Revolution Square in Havana, on September 20, 2015. Photo credit should read Yamil Lage/Getty Images People wave Cuban and Papal flags as Pope Francis passes by as he arrives to perform Mass on September 20, 2015 in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images Pope Francis kisses a girl as he arrives at Revolution Square in Havana on September 20, 2015. Photo by Rodrigo Arangua/Getty Images People look on as Pope Francis performs Mass on September 20, 2015 in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images Pope Francis is welcomed by Cubans during his journey from Jose Marti airport to the Nunciature in Havana, on September 19, 2015. Photo by Adalberto Roque/Reuters We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Andrew Mach Andrew Mach Andrew Mach is a former Digital Editor for PBS NewsHour in New York City, where he manages the online editorial direction of the national broadcast's weekend edition. Formerly, Mach was a news editor and staff writer for NBC News. He's also written for the Christian Science Monitor in Boston and had stints at ABC News, the Washington Post and German network ZDF in Berlin, in addition to reporting for an investigative journalism project in Phoenix. Mach was a recipient of the 2016 Kiplinger Fellowship, the 2015 RIAS German/American Exchange fellowship by the Radio Television Digital News Foundation and the 2012 Berlin Capital Program Fulbright. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a native of Aberdeen, South Dakota. @andrewjmach
Pope Francis began the first full day of his landmark visit to Cuba on Sunday with an outdoor Mass at Revolution Plaza, attended by President Raúl Castro and other leaders. Catholics by the tens of thousands — some of whom had been waiting since the early morning — packed Havana’s Revolution Square and watched Francis arrive in his familiar open-air popemobile to see the service. “Whatever wishes to be great must serve others, not be served by others,” Francis said during his homily. He arrived in Havana on Saturday and encouraged Cuba and the United States to deepen relations. “I urge political leaders to persevere on this path and to develop all its potentialities … as an example of reconciliation for the entire world,” he said. Next, he’ll travel to Holguin, Santiago de Cuba and El Cobre in Cuba, and then onward to a multi-city tour of the U.S., where he’ll meet with President Barack Obama and plans to address both Congress and the United Nations. Pope Francis gives mass at Revolution Square in Havana, on September 20, 2015. Photo credit should read Yamil Lage/Getty Images People wave Cuban and Papal flags as Pope Francis passes by as he arrives to perform Mass on September 20, 2015 in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images Pope Francis kisses a girl as he arrives at Revolution Square in Havana on September 20, 2015. Photo by Rodrigo Arangua/Getty Images People look on as Pope Francis performs Mass on September 20, 2015 in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images Pope Francis is welcomed by Cubans during his journey from Jose Marti airport to the Nunciature in Havana, on September 19, 2015. Photo by Adalberto Roque/Reuters We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now