adrianna diaz has more on the pontif's day there in this live report. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon andrea. the pope is covering a lot of ground on this 3-day visit and making quite an impression across the island. a children's choir sang for pope francis on his arrival in morning in eastern cuba. he followed that with a ride in his popemobile and then celebrated an open air mass in the city of olguin. the pope has chosen his words carefully during his three days in this communist country. on his arrival, he called for greater freedom for the church and at his havana mass with cuban president castro looking on, he told the crowd to serve one another, not an ideology. but cuban political analyst carlos doesn't believe the pope will let politics overshadow his pastoral message. >> he won't be hard line, pushing, no. that is not how the church is going to work this. >> reporter: francis heads to the u.s. tomorrow for the first time ever. yesterday the vatican released a message from the holy father to pilgrims attending the world meeting of f

adrianna diaz in cuba with more on the pope's busy day. >> a children's choir sang for pope francis on his arrival this morning in eastern cuba. he followed that with a ride in his pope mobile, then celebrated open air mass in the city. >> the pope has chosen his words carefully during three days in the communist country. on arrival, called for greater freedom of the church at the mass with cuban president, role all castro looking on, told the crowd to serve one another not in ideology. cuban political analyst carlos doesn't believe the pope will let politics over shadow his pastoral message. >> he won't be, you know, hard-line pushing, no, that's not how the church will work this. >> francis heads to the u.s. tomorrow for the first time ever. yesterday, the vatican released a message from the holy father to pilgrims attending world meeting of families. >> see in you philadelphia. >> but of get there, the pope will make stops in washington, d.c. and new york city. >>> the pope wraps up his cuba trip tomorrow with another mass in the city of santiago, and meeting with catholic families.

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cbs news correspondent adrianna diaz live in havana cuba with the latest on the pope.ood morning. >> thousand action -- thousands welcomed pope francis as a rock star, some climbed trees to get better look. he spoke off the cuff at an event for the youth. seventeen year old watts there. -- was there. what did you think of the pope's speech? >> i loved it, she said. it blew me away. i felt like it was my mom or dad speaking to me. it was a pope's last public stop on his first full day in cuba. in the morning, he kissed babies and shook hands before an open-air mass for an estimated 200,000. later, 89 year old fidel castro, hosed francis at his residence. in the 40 minute meeting, the two exchanged books, and discussed global issues. vatican spokesman, father fredericko lombard. >> i the pope was very happy about this meeting, some of the members of the family of fidel were present, and the conversation was informative. >> later this morning, the pope heads to the city where he'll hold another public mass, then he'll move onto santiago to advice the the sloan of cuban pa

cbs news correspondent adrianna diaz in havana, cuba, join us live.d morning. >> good morning, in the air, on his way to cube, a expected to get heroes welcome. we spoke to officials yesterday, who told us, they're ready for the first latin america pope's visit to the island. >> the final coat of paint being applied ahead of pope francis arrival. pope will celebrate sunday mass from this stage in havana rover pollution square. there are 3500 seat, just for special guesses. lead architect louise expects thousands more. >> francis the first latin american pope, he said, and played a role in this historic moment. >> that moment refers to renewed ties between cuba and the united states after 54 year. the pope helps fast ill at this time that, even hosting secret meeting at the vatican. scott pelle ahead of your trip. >> what is your goal for america? >> to meet people, he told us. >> in a message aired here on state run television, francis told cubans that jesus never abandons us, he loves them very much. four a pole less than one third sweetens, but says

cbs news correspondent adrianna diaz in havana, cube, a and joins us live.ing. >> good morning, after a ten-hour flight, pope francis hit the ground running. he greet the fans, politicians, and gave a speech at the airport. >> as he stepped down to cuban soil, pope francis received a heroes welcome. complete with flowers, trumpets, and cannons. at the airport francis emphasized his dedication to renewed us cuba relations, i encourage those in power to continue down this road, he said, it is a road he helped open. after hosting secret meetings between the us and cuba at the vatican. cubans said they praised the poach for his role. >> i want to thank him for that, because he brought back unity, she said. the 79 year old devout catholic received communion from pope john paul ii, during his 1998 trip to cuba. what was that moment like for you? indescribable, she said, there are no words. her new dream, special moment, got her chance when pope left in his pope mobile. roars crowds lined the street to welcome him. what joy, she said, we thank him for teaching us t

adrianna diaz has more. >>reporter: as the pope embarked on his journey, cubans thousands of miles away put the finishing touches on preparations. the pope will celebrate sunday mass from this stage in havana's revolution square. there are 3,500 seats just for special guests. lead architect luis expects thousands more. >> francis is the first latin- american pope he said, and he's played a role in this historic moment. that moment refers to renewed ties between cuba and the united states after 54 years. the pope helped facilitate that, even hosting secret meetings at the vatican. francis spoke with "60 minutes'" scott pellley ahead of his trip. >>reporter: what is your hope for america? [ speaking foreign language ] >>reporter: to meet people, he told us. in a message aired on state-run television here, francis told cubans that jesus never abandons us and that he loves them very much. a recent poll found that less than 1/3 of cubans identify as catholic, but author julie coreaso says the pope's style is popu

cbs news correspondent adrianna diaz joins us from havana, cuba. >> reporter: despite rain, thousandspope francis like a rock star. some climbed trees, to get a better look. he spoke off the cuff at an event for cuba's youth. >> seventeen year old was there. what did you think of the pope's speech? >> i love it, she said. it blew me away. i felt like it was my mom or dad speaking to me. it was a pope's last public stop on his first full day in cuba. in the morning, he kissed babies and shook hands before an open air mass for an estimated 200,000. later, 89 year old fidel castro, hosed transit at his residence, in the 40 minute meeting the two exchanged books, and discussed global issues. vatican spokesman, father frederick owe lombard. >> i the pope was very happy about this meeting. some of the members of the family of fidel were present. and the conversation was informal. >> this morning, the pope heads east to the city city whee he'll celebrate another public mass, then he'll go onto santiago to visit the shrine of cuba's patron saint. adrianna diaz, cbs news, havana. >> many are g

cbs news correspondent adrianna diaz with his final trip. >> final coats of paint being applied ahead of the pope's arrival. will celebrate sunday mass from this stage in havana's revolution square. there are 3500 feet just for special guests. lead architect louise expects thousands more. francis is the first latin american pope, he said, and he's played a role in this historic moment. that moment refers to renewed ties between cuba and the united state after 54 years. the pope helps facilities that. even hosting secret meetings at the vatican. francis spoke with 60 minute scott pelle ahead of his trip. >> what is your goal for america? >> to meet people, he told us, in a message aired here on state run television, francis told cubans that jesus never abandons us, and that he lovers them very much. a recent pole found that less than one third of cuban identify as catholic, but author julie says the pope's distinct style is popular in cuba. >> he's very interested in being inclusive, speaking about social justice issues, like poverty, something that appeals to a much broader audience t

cbs news correspondent adrianna diaz there in havana cuba, joins us live.than 15 minute away from the pope's open air mass. ted jam packed schedule since he landed in havana. >> as i stepped down to cuban soil, pope francis received a heroes welcome. complete with flowers, trumpets, and cannons. >> i -- >> at the airport francis emphasized his dedication to renewed us cuban relations. i encourage those em em in power to continue down this road, he said, it is a road he helped open. after hosting secret meetings, between the us and cuba at the vatican. cubans said praise the pope for his role. >> i want to thank him for that. because he brought back unity, she said. the 79 year old devout catholic received communion from pope john paul ii, during his 1998 trip to cuba. what was that moment like for you? >> i am describe recall, she said, there are no words. new dream was to have special moment with pope francis. she got her chance when pope francis left the airport in his pope mobile. roaring crowds, lined the street to welcome him, including this woman. wha

adrianna diaz takes us behind the scenes to show us how some of the biggest gatherings got their groovecades ago, fans paid $6 for their fill of peace, love and rock 'n' roll. but those hazy days of the '60s have given way to something much larger. brighter lights, bigger crowds and booming business. there are now more than 1500 festivals worldwide. coachella is the highest grossing with half a million attendees this year, it made over $84 million. ♪ >> reporter: lollapalooza is a festiva pioneer launched in 1991 by jane's addiction front man perry farrell. he wanted to create a live experience that reflected people's play lists. >> it's not about one headliner. it's about your personal selection of music. you probably have on your computer or your phone now a hundred songs that you love. that's what we have here. >> reporter: this year that selection included music legend paul mccartney. ♪ >> reporter: electropop princess charlie xcs and heavy metal heavyweight metallica. the band played its first fest in 1986 in denmark. drummer lars olrick says festivals have become a big part of tou

adrianna diaz joins us live with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.eady pope francis is getting ready for his last full day in cuba and hundreds of thousands have come out to see him, including cuban youth at an event last night. despite rain, thousands of young people welcomed pope francis like a rock star. some climbed trees to get a better look. he spoke off the cuff at an event for cuba's youth. 17-year-old bianca rodriguez was there. what did you think of the pope's speech? >> i loved it she said t blew me away. >> reporter: it was the pope's last public stop on his first day in boubacar. in the morning he kissed babies and shook hands before an open air mass before an estimated 200,000. later 89-year-old fidel castro hosted the pope. the two discussed issues. >> the pope was very happy about this meeting. some of the members of the family of fidel were present and the conversation was informative informative. >> reporter: pope francis is heading east where he will celebrate a public mass. then he will move on to santiago to visit the shrine of c

adrianna diaz. cbs news. >>> janelle burrell is now live with more. >>> the scaffolding was part of the restoration work here, but it's been taken down just in time for the pope's arrival. we have been seeing people from the tri-state area and all around the world excited to welcome the pontiff. the newly restored cathedral set for pope francis' arrival. >> he embodies everything you are supposed to be as a catholic. >> reporter: st. francis with the first major stop in the whirlwind tour of the big apple. >> it's an important week as we prepare to welcome our holy father. >> reporter: he will start at the cathedral with a prayer evening. friday morning he will give a speak at the un general assembly, and then the memorial service at 11:30 at the world trade center, and then he will go uptown to harlem and then to our lady high school. he will continue through square garden. bet. for a full list of the closures, visit cbsnewyork.com. reporting live this morning sounds of st. patrick's cathedral, jan

diaz joins us live. what an historic trip, adrianna. >> reporter: good morning, mike. the pope is on the way to cuba and the island is abuzz with excitement. officials told us yesterday they're ready for the first latin american pope's first trip to cuba. the final coats of paint are being applied. the pope will celebrate sunday mass from this stage in revolution square. there are 3500 seats just for special guests. the lead architect expects thousands more. [ speaking spanish ] francis is the first latin american pope he says and he's played a role in this historic moment. that refers to renewed relations with the united states after 54 years. francis spoke with scott pelley ahead of his trip. >> reporter: what is your goal for america? [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: to meet people, he told us. in a message on state run television. he said that jesus never abandoned us and he loves them very much. a poll found that less than a third of cubans identify as catholic. but the pope's distinct style is popular in cuba. >> he's very interested in being inclusive and speak