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united states. >> that's right. and cuba has had papal visits before. but as our patrick altman explains, this one is special for many reasons. >> reporter: we are in havana's cathedral square, and this is going to be one of the places pope francis visits on his first stop to cuba and the united states. as you can see, let's walk over here towards the cathedral. they're getting everything ready at a furious pace. still lots of work be being done here. streets being fixed up. builds being painted. they're still repairing a lot of the facade of this centuries-old cathedral. why is this so important for cuba? several reasons. this is the first pope from this hemisphere, first latin-american pope, first pope, even though two others have come here previously, who will be able to address cubans in native spanish. this is a pope who played a key role in improving relations between the united states and cuba, urging presidents barack

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