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At Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis repeated that question in Spanish – “y tu?”

Francis will spend the last two of his six days in the U.S.in Philadelphia as the star attraction at the World Meeting of Families, a conference for more than 18,000 people from around the world that has been underway as the pope traveled to Washington and New York.

American last carried a pope, John Paul II, in 1993, flying him from Denver to Rome. The situation in Palestine-Israel is among the topics that the pope is expected to discuss with the president, and perhaps in his address to Congress as well.

Holguin – On Monday, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Eastern Cuba city of Holguin becoming the first Pope to visit the city where the Castro brothers and leaders of Cuba, Fidel and Raul, grew up.

The Bishop of Rome presented the Cuban leader with a collection of theological books, and Fidel Castro gave the Pope an autographed copy of the book “Fidel and Religion” by the Brazilian theologian Frei Betto.

Every fourth-grader here must learn the history of the 21 Spanish missions, built between 1769 and 1823, some of them now National Historic Landmarks.

The pope’s stroll in Central Park marked another generation of the Kuhn family seeing a pontiff in person.

The city of Philadelphia is making preparations ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis on Saturday. The 78-year-old ended his full day in NYC by holding a star-studded mass at Madison Square Garden. And that was after a big night!

Ahead of his first USA visit, Pope Francis celebrated mass in Cuba Sunday before hundreds of thousands of worshipers in Havana’s Revolution Square.

As we greet the Pope in the United States this week, LGBT Catholics and our allies are hoping and praying that the Pope will listen to his flock – and take a stand for Christ-like love and acceptance. I believed if I could authentically capture the essence of that inner...

Pope Francis opened the Mass by saying, “We are in Madison Square Garden – a place synonymous with this city”. And that was after a big night!

Although his United Nations remarks on the environment and the economy carried a message many liberals welcomed, Francis also affirmed church doctrine on abortion and sexuality.

Can I do that? Can I? It is simple, but a very important one. This is not only important for you, but also for your families.

The security surrounding Francis has been extraordinarily tight, particularly for a pontiff who prizes interacting with everyday people. “Immigration, the environment, it all comes to being compassionate, for others”.

Pope Francis has been called a rock star among religious leaders and soon that will be true literally, with the pontiff out soon with an album. “In practical terms, this absolute minimum has three names: lodging, labor and land”, Francis said to applause.