Pope Francis May Visit Cuba During U.S. Trip, Vatican Says

The Vatican said on Friday that Pope Francis may add a trip to Cuba on to the itinerary of his visit to the United States in September, adding that discussions with Cuban authorities were still at an early stage.
A stop in Cuba during a trip expected to include visits to the White House and Congress as well as the United Nations would underline the role the Vatican has played in helping restore diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington that have been frozen for more than half a century.
Francis is due to visit the United States in late September, celebrating an outdoor mass in Philadelphia and meeting U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington.
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement that contacts with Cuban authorities were "still at too early a stage to be able to talk about a firm decision and an operational plan."