Holguin.- Cuban President Raul Castro attended a mass officiated by Pope Francis in the eastern city of Holguin, the second leg of his Cuba Papal visit, which will conclude in Santiago de Cuba on Tuesday.

Havana.- Just a few minutes ago -at approximately 3:59 p.m. local time- the plane with Pope Francis arrived at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana.  The Pontiff was received by Cuban President Raul Castro and other high-ranking members of the Government and the diplomatic corps accredited in Havana.

Camagüey.- As a child I received the influence of the Catholicism. I was baptized in the church San Jose, in the populous district of La Vigía, in Camagüey, and for reasons of the life, of familiar nature, I met Esperanza, a lady resident in Santa Rosa street, which had the gift, with her attributes of the spiritualism, of reading the destiny of the persons.

Santa Cruz, Bolivia.- The Pope of the poor, as millions of parishioners call Francis worldwide, ended his visit to Bolivia today, where he left messages of love, unity and struggle for the common good.

Rome.- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, spoke today with Pope Francisco for 47 minutes in a warm and friendly atmosphere in the library of the Holy Father, Vatican sources said.

Rome.- Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in a private audience in the Vatican next Wednesday, sources from the Holy See reported on Thursday.