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| Pope Francis in Cuba: pontiff to hold mass in Holguín's Revolution Square - live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.24pm BST15:24 | |
| This is the dais in Revolutionary Plaza from which Pope Francis will give his homily in just a few moments. | |
| El #PapaFrancisco recordará hoy en Holguín la figura del Apóstol y Evangelista, San Mateo. #ElPapaEnCuba pic.twitter.com/Z3rbqtUZPP | |
| 3.18pm BST15:18 | |
| Pope Francis is arriving now. | |
| .@Pontifex weaving into Holguin's Revolution Square for Mass... #PapaEnCuba pic.twitter.com/dKW2omBuEb | |
| #ThePope kisses a child as he arrives at Mass in Holguin Cuba pic.twitter.com/COV6vg1Lih | |
| #PopeFrancis in his element among the poor on the periphery in Holguin Cuba pic.twitter.com/7wcprnBwlH | |
| 3.13pm BST15:13 | |
| Among the world leaders visiting Cuba for the papal visit is Argentina’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who attended yesterday’s mass in Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución writes Angela Bruno. | |
| #LaFoto | Presidenta Cristina Fernández durante Santa Misa oficiada por el papa Francisco en La Habana #ElPapaEnCuba pic.twitter.com/bOuLKajRNN | |
| Some Twitter users have raised their eyebrows at la presidenta’s expensive tastes – she arrived at Havana’s José Martí Airport on Saturday sporting a Hermès bag which can cost up to $22,000. Guardian correspondent Jonathan Watts also spotted her driving away in a Jaguar. | |
| Such displays of wealth seem somewhat at odds with the Pope’s message: he has repeatedly criticised excessive consumption, warning in his homily last night that “wealth impoverishes us.” | |
| Para @KarelBecerra @CFKArgentina se bajó del avión en Cuba con una cartera Hermes de 22000 dólares. Super Nac&Pop pic.twitter.com/94m17mwl2m | |
| The Pope and Kirchner have had their share of differences. Guardian correspondent Stephanie Kirchgaessner spoke to their once-rocky relationship in her coverage of the Pope’s trip to Latin America during the summer: | |
| There was bad blood between them when Francis was still known as Father Jorge Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires and a fierce critic of corruption in Argentinian politics. | |
| The icy relationship worsened after Fernández passed a law legalising same-sex marriage in Argentina in 2010 when Bergoglio headed a march against the gay marriage bill. | |
| ‘Pity there is no ‘popess’; if not, I could compete for the post,’ Fernández said when she heard that Bergoglio had become pope. | |
| Since then, however, the two have managed to improve their relationship: Relations have seemingly warmed and Fernández has become a frequent visitor at the Vatican. | |
| 3.11pm BST15:11 | |
| “Francisco! Francisco! Francisco!” chant the assembled crowd, as they are serenaded with music from a live band in Revolutionary Square. | |
| Pope Francis is slowly making his way through Holguin, stopping to greet children and members of the assembled crowd. Mass is scheduled to start in 20 minutes. | |
| 3.01pm BST15:01 | |
| A great shot from the Associated Press’ Trisha Thomas of the crowd awaiting the Pope in Holguín. | |
| Crowd in Holguin #Cuba waiting for #ThePope pic.twitter.com/YOMZ4Bm2IM | |
| Updated at 3.12pm BST | |
| 2.54pm BST14:54 | |
| The Pope is now touring the city of Holguin in the popemobile. | |
| .@Pontifex now in @the_popemobile, touring east Cuban city of Holguin. People lining with flags. Incredible. | |
| 2.50pm BST14:50 | |
| An interesting preview of the pope’s visit to the US - the Vatican flag will be raised at the UN for the first time, according to the National Catholic Reporter’s Vatican correspondent. | |
| #Vatican: Holy See flag to be raised at @un for 1st time Sept. 25 "with no ceremony." #PopeinUS | |
| 2.47pm BST14:47 | 2.47pm BST14:47 |
| Journalists travelling with the Pope are boarding the transport that will take them to Holguín’s Revolutionary Plaza. | |
| Our transport to Holguin Mass is literally under the plane. #PapaEnCuba pic.twitter.com/AAyftk3lWz | Our transport to Holguin Mass is literally under the plane. #PapaEnCuba pic.twitter.com/AAyftk3lWz |
| Updated at 3.12pm BST | |
| 2.45pm BST14:45 | 2.45pm BST14:45 |
| Some video of the pope’s arrival in Holguin. | Some video of the pope’s arrival in Holguin. |
| 2.27pm BST14:27 | 2.27pm BST14:27 |
| | @inter_pl | El #PapaFrancisco desciende del avión que lo llevó a Holguín. En vivo ► http://t.co/5SaPdW5VfX pic.twitter.com/4v9PbgFOCb | | @inter_pl | El #PapaFrancisco desciende del avión que lo llevó a Holguín. En vivo ► http://t.co/5SaPdW5VfX pic.twitter.com/4v9PbgFOCb |
| Translation: “Pope Francis descends from the aircraft that brought him to Holguin.” | Translation: “Pope Francis descends from the aircraft that brought him to Holguin.” |
| 2.26pm BST14:26 | 2.26pm BST14:26 |
| Correspondents prepare to exit the plane with Pope Francis. | Correspondents prepare to exit the plane with Pope Francis. |
| Landed in Holguin with #PapaEnCuba pic.twitter.com/Iz1EI7x73j | Landed in Holguin with #PapaEnCuba pic.twitter.com/Iz1EI7x73j |
| 2.24pm BST14:24 | 2.24pm BST14:24 |
| In the last few minutes the papal plane has touched down at Holguín's Frank Pais international airport. | |
| Pope Francis is the first pontiff to visit Holguín - the province where Fidel and Raul Castro grew up, Reuters reports. | |
| Updated at 3.12pm BST | |
| 2.21pm BST14:21 | 2.21pm BST14:21 |
| This is Holguín’s Plaza de la Revolution, where Pope Francis is due to hold a mass at 10:30AM eastern time (3:30PM GMT) near the mausoleum of the famous Cuban revolutionary Major General Calixto Garcia.. | |
| Thousands have already gathered since the early hours of the morning to hear the pontiff speak. | Thousands have already gathered since the early hours of the morning to hear the pontiff speak. |
| Updated at 3.12pm BST | |
| 1.58pm BST13:58 | 1.58pm BST13:58 |
| Hello and welcome to our coverage of the third day of Pope Francis’ ten-day visit to Cuba and the United States. | Hello and welcome to our coverage of the third day of Pope Francis’ ten-day visit to Cuba and the United States. |
| A plane carrying Pope Francis has left Havana for the eastern city of Holguín, the third-largest on the island, where thousands of people have already gathered in the city’s plaza for today’s papal mass. | |
| Fifty-eight-year-old Idael Confesor Martinez Leyva wore a straw hat topped with Cuban and Vatican flags as she entered the plaza. She said the pope “is going to transform the world and bring us what we need most, especially the young people”. | Fifty-eight-year-old Idael Confesor Martinez Leyva wore a straw hat topped with Cuban and Vatican flags as she entered the plaza. She said the pope “is going to transform the world and bring us what we need most, especially the young people”. |
| This evening, Francis heads to Cuba’s second city, Santiago. | This evening, Francis heads to Cuba’s second city, Santiago. |
| Yesterday he led a mass in Havana, as well as meeting with a group of young people; on Saturday, he was met at Havana airport by Cuban president Raul Castro, who gave a politically-charged welcome speech in which he called the ongoing US trade embargo “immoral” and demanded the return of Guantanamo Bay. | Yesterday he led a mass in Havana, as well as meeting with a group of young people; on Saturday, he was met at Havana airport by Cuban president Raul Castro, who gave a politically-charged welcome speech in which he called the ongoing US trade embargo “immoral” and demanded the return of Guantanamo Bay. |
| I ask you to join me in praying for my trip to Cuba and the United States. I need your prayers. | I ask you to join me in praying for my trip to Cuba and the United States. I need your prayers. |
| The papal plane is scheduled to touch down at Holguín airport at 9.20am ET (1.04pm GMT). | |
| Stay tuned for live updates throughout the day. | Stay tuned for live updates throughout the day. |
| Related: Pope tracker 2015: the pontiff's itinerary from Cuba to the US | Related: Pope tracker 2015: the pontiff's itinerary from Cuba to the US |
| Updated at 3.13pm BST |