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Pope Francis visits heart of Mexico's ruthless drug-trafficking country
Pope Francis heads into the heart of Mexico's drug-trafficking country Tuesday for meetings with young people, whom he is holding up as the hope for a better future for a country wracked by the violence and gang warfare of the drug trade.
- Nuns, from Queretaro, stroll through the Zocalo, or central square, on the eve of Pope Francis' arrival, in Morelia, Michoacan state, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. On his one-day trip to the capital of troubled Michoacan state, the Pope will visit the cathedral next to the Zocalo, meet with youth, and celebrate a Mass with priests and seminarians, and religious men and women.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)read more
- Workers prepare Morelia's cathedral on the eve of Pope Francis' arrival, in the Mexican state of Michoacan, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. On his one-day trip to the capital Morelia, Francis will meet with youth and celebrate Mass with priests and seminarians, and religious men and women. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)read more
- Maritza Parra Cortez watches preparations for Pope Francis' arrival from the upstairs balcony of her restaurant, La Imperial, located across the street from the cathedral in Morelia, Michoacan state, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. On his one-day trip Tuesday to the capital of troubled Michoacan state, the Pope will visit the cathedral, meet with youth, and celebrate Mass with priests and seminarians, and religious men and women.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)read more
- Pilgrims, including a group of women from Mexico City who planned to spend the night outside the cathedral, fill the cafes and streets of central Morelia, on the eve of Pope Francis' arrival, in Michoacan state, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. On his one-day trip to the capital of troubled Michoacan state, the Pope will visit the cathedral, meet with youth, and celebrate Mass with priests and seminarians, and religious men and women.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)read more
- Pilgrims from Bolivia, and the Mexican state of Aguascalientes, camp out in front of the cathedral on the eve of Pope Francis' arrival, in Morelia, Michoacan state, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. On his one-day trip to the capital of troubled Michoacan state, the Pope will meet with youth and celebrate Mass with priests and seminarians, and religious men and women. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)read more
- A marching band of nuns, from Monterrey, play their instruments as they spontaneously parade through the streets of Morelia, on the eve of Pope Francis' arrival, in the Mexican state of Michoacan, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. On his one-day trip to the capital Morelia, Francis will visit the cathedral, meet with youth, and celebrate Mass with priests and seminarians, and religious men and women. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)read more
- A marching band of nuns, from Monterrey, play their instruments as they spontaneously parade on the eve of Pope Francis' arrival, in Morelia, in the Mexican state of Michoacan, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. On his one-day trip to the capital Morelia, Francis will visit the cathedral, meet with youth, and celebrate Mass with priests and seminarians, and religious men and women. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)read more
- Nuns sing as they wait before dawn to enter Venustiano Carranza stadium for a Mass with Pope Francis, in Morelia, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. On his one-day trip to the capital of troubled Michoacan state, the Pope will also meet with youth and pay a visit the Morelia cathedral. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)read more
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Pope Francis visits heart of Mexico's ruthless drug-trafficking country
Pope Francis heads into the heart of Mexico's drug-trafficking country Tuesday for meetings with young people, whom he is holding up as the hope for a better future for a country wracked by the violence and gang warfare of the drug trade.
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