KOSIK: The Vatican says it hopes the visit by Pope Francis to Cuba and the United States will help end the five-decade old U.S. embargo on Cuba and encourage human rights and freedom on the island. On cue, media reports say the White House is drafting regulations to further weaken the embargo. Those changes could be announced today. CNN's Delia Gallagher is following the pope's trip to Cuba and the U.S. joining us live from Rome. So do you think that relations between the U.S. and Cuba can be improved even more because of the pope's trip?</s>DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The pope is coming in on the heels of his important role he played between opening and reopening the relations with U.S. and Cuba. Obviously the Vatican's hope is that will be furthered. Two points on that. They would like the economic embargo to eventually be lifted. Equally in Cuba, they want to see the furthering of democratic rights for the people there with regard to freedom of expression and freedom of religion. He will then go from Cuba to the United States for the very important first U.S. trip where he will address the joint session of the U.S. Congress. The first time a pope will address a joint session of Congress. Then on to the U.N. for another important speech and topics in those speeches likely to be immigration, poverty, economic injustice, the pope has an eye to the poor and, of course, the environment, a big theme for Pope Francis. Something we will hear a lot about at the U.N. He'll wrap up the trip in Philadelphia for a meeting of families. Catholic families meeting at the world meeting of families to discuss some of the challenges that today's families face -- Alison.</s>KOSIK: All right, the pope's visit is certainly generating a lot of excitement and controversy. Delia Gallagher live from Rome, thanks for that.</s>ROMANS: All right, is being a nurse a talent? Johnson & Johnson thinks so. Backlash against "The View's" host controversial comments about nursing next.
U.S., Cuba Prepare For Papal Visit.