Pope Francis To Mexico

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  Pope Francis's Tough Words In Mexico Won't Create 'Miracle'

  Pope Francis delighted many in Mexico by taking political and religious leaders to task, but he also stayed silent on thorny issues such as pedophilia scandals and high-profile crimes during his trip.

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  The Holy Meal: How Does Pope Francis Like His Food?

  Chef Ibarra of a local restaurant in Mexico embraced a similar challenge when he got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cook a meal for Pope Francis at his restaurant.

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  Pope Concludes Mexico Trip With Visits To Prison, US Border

  Pope Francis was wrapping up his trip to Mexico today with some of his most anticipated events: a visit in a Ciudad Juarez prison just days after a riot in another lockup killed 49 inmates and a stop at the Texas border when immigration is a hot issue for the US presidential campaign.

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  Pope Francis To Visit Mexican State Ravaged By Brutal Drug Violence

  Pope Francis takes his Mexican tour to the country's gang-infested heartland on Tuesday to bolster a message of peace and reconciliation in the face of a decade of bloodletting that the government has been unable to stop.

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  Pope Francis Courts Indigenous Mexicans As Catholic Fervour Fades

  Pope Francis embraced the people of Mexico's poor indigenous south on Monday, denouncing their "systemic" exclusion from society and encouraging the use of native languages in Catholic worship in a bid to stem a tide of Protestant conversions.

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  Pope Francis Wants Mexico Free Of 'Merchants Of Death'

  Pope Francis urged Mexicans on Sunday to turn their country into a land of opportunity where there is no need to emigrate or mourn victims "of the merchants of death."

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  Pope Gives Tough Love To Mexico's Political, Church Elite

  Pope Francis challenged Mexico's political and ecclesial elites on Saturday to provide their people with security, justice and courageous pastoral care to confront the drug-inspired violence and corruption that are wracking the country, delivering a tough-love message to Mexico's ruling classes on his first full day in the country.

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  Pope Francis Tells Mexico Leaders Nation Needs 'True Justice'

  Pope Francis called on Mexico's leaders Saturday to provide "true justice" and security to citizens hit by drug violence as he addressed a National Palace packed with politicians.

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  Pope Heads For Historic Encounter With Russian Patriarch

  Pope Francis headed to Cuba on Friday looking to heal a 1,000-year-old rift in Christianity before embarking on a tour of Mexico dominated by modern day problems of drug-related violence and migration.

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  Mexicans To Light Pope Francis's Route With Mobile Phones

  Worshipers will line the roadside holding up their mobile telephones to light the way for Pope Francis when he arrives on his visit to Mexico next week, organizers said Sunday.

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  Pope Francis To Hold Historic Meeting In Cuba With Russian Orthodox Church Head: Vatican

  Pope Francis will stop in Cuba on his way to Mexico next week to hold a historic meeting with Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Vatican said today.

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  Pope Francis to Visit Mexico in 2016

  Pope Francis plans to make his first official trip to Mexico next year, a Vatican spokesman said on Tuesday, announcing the Argentine pontiff's latest visit to the Americas.

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  Never has a leader of the Roman Catholic Church become as popular in as short a time as Pope Francis did when he humbly asked the crowd gathered in St Peter's Square on March 13 last year to pray for him.

• Pope Francis warns Latin America against legalising drugs

  Pope Francis warned Latin America against legalizing drugs, delving into a hot topic in his home region after celebrating the first public mass of his landmark visit to Brazil.