Pope considering visiting Cuba in September: Vatican

Pope Francis is considering making a visit to Cuba in September as part of a trip that will also take him to the United States, the Vatican announced on Friday. "The Holy Father has taken into consideration the idea of carrying out a leg to Cuba on the occasion of his upcoming visit to the United States" between September 22 and 27, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said in a statement. During the trip, he will also speak before the United Nations in New York, become the first pontif