Pope Francis on Saturday urged the United States and Cuba to build on their nascent reconciliation as he arrived in Havana for the first leg of a high-profile trip that will also take him to America, AFP reports.
Cuban President Raul Castro was at Jose Marti airport to greet the Argentine pontiff, whose white skullcap blew off in a tropical wind as he exited his plane. But Francis barely skipped a beat, blessing a group of children who welcomed him with flowers and then, highlighting his role in brokering the Cold War foes' historic rapprochement, calling on Castro and US President Barack Obama not to falter on the road to closer ties.