During his return flight to Rome following his apostolic trip to Cuba
and the United States, Pope Francis answered a number of questions
posed by the journalists who accompanied him on the papal flight.
The Holy Father first commented that he
had been surprised in the United States by the warmth and
friendliness of the people. He remarked that in Washington D.C. the
welcome was very warm but more formal than in New York, where
everything was more exuberant, while in Philadelphia it was more
expressive. “Three different approaches but the same welcome”.