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Thousands of Cubans packed Havana's Revolution Square to celebrate Mass with Francis, history's first Latin American pope, erupting in cheers as the pontiff approached in his open-sided popemobile.
The Associated Press writes:
"Believers and non-believers alike streamed into the square before dawn to wait for Francis to arrive, and they erupted in cheers and when he made his first drive-through the crowd in his open-sided popemobile. They waved Cuban, Vatican and Argentine flags as a chorus sang a mix of traditional Cuban songs and religious tunes. "Francis stopped several times to kiss children handed up to him and to bless several wheelchair-bound Cubans. He seemed to want to prolong the time in the crowd, which was framed by the plaza's iconic metal portrait of Che Guevara and a huge poster of Christ facing the altar."
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