Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Havana, Cuba’s Revolution Square Sept. 20, underlining to the hundreds of thousands in the congregation that, “We do not serve ideas, we serve people.” Here’s everything you need to know.
Complete text of Pope Francis’ homily and Angelus address
Courtesy Salt + Light Media
Homily
Angelus
Analysis
From Catholic News Service: Serve people, not ideology, pope tells Cubans at Havana Mass
From National Catholic Reporter: Under image of Che Guevara, Francis says Christian service ‘never ideological’
From Crux: Papal updates: Pope to Cubans: Look out for one another
From Vatican News Agency: Pope in Cuba: serve rather than be served
From Catholic News Agency: Pope: Christians serve people, not ideals
On the ground
#PapaEnCuba: "Service is never ideological; we do not serve ideas. We serve people." pic.twitter.com/UCMSMKl8IS
— Cindy Wooden (@Cindy_Wooden) September 20, 2015
“Whoever does not live to serve, does not ‘serve’ to live”. #PapaEnCuba pic.twitter.com/GeysWxfoh8
— Ines San Martin (@inesanma) September 20, 2015
#PapaEnCuba: Jesus sets before us the logic of love. (with Card. McCarrick & @CardinalSean) pic.twitter.com/tgHtcVAohT
— Cindy Wooden (@Cindy_Wooden) September 20, 2015
#FranciscoEnCuba will be giving First Communion to five children today. Here is one of them! pic.twitter.com/9IS8muwuQn
— Catholic News Service (@CatholicNewsSvc) September 20, 2015
At Angelus in Havana where Colombia-FARC holding peace talks, #PopeFrancis prays publicly for end to bloodshed pic.twitter.com/Y193PtbeNh
— Cindy Wooden (@Cindy_Wooden) September 20, 2015
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