Definition: You will be given three sentences. Read them, then identify a noun phrase (person, place, or thing) or event that is shared between all three sentences. As the output, write the span of the text corresponding to that phrase in each sentence. Keep the order of the sentences, that is, your answer should look like: 1: *a phras from sentence 1e* 2: *a phras from sentence 2* 3: *a phrase from sentence 3*
Input: 1: In response to reporters ' questions , Vatican spokesman the Rev . Federico Lombardi said in a statement ,  The Holy Father has taken into consideration the idea of making a stop in Cuba  on his way to or from the United States this September . 2:  However , contacts with the Cuban authorities are still in too early a phase for it to be possible to regard this as a firm decision or an operative plan ,  Lombardi continued . 3:  Contacts with the Cuban authorities are still in too early a phase ,  Vatican spokesman says .

1: said 2: continued 3: says