His presence was a message to the indigenous communities here: Pope Francis has heard of your suffering and he has said, “Enough.”
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‘Santa Muerte,’ A Worrying Challenge to the Church in Mexico
In Mexico the devotion Santa Muerte, called “the boney one” or “the white lady,” emerged from relative obscurity in 2001.
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Pope shakes up Mexico’s bishops with challenging speech
Pope Francis hit hard at what he considers their weaknesses and failings, but he also offered some words of encouragement.
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Pope Francis: Mexico hope and richness is its youth
Mexico’s richness is its young people, Pope Francis told the nation’s assembled political leadership at the National Palace in Mexico City today.
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Human rights abuses remain a serious threat to Mexico democracy
“The most common abuses that we are documenting and hearing about … are torture, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions.”
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“I felt an internal joy”: Pope Francis speaks about historic meeting with Patriarch Kirill
“We make unity by walking together,” Pope Francis told the Patriarch of Moscow.
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Pope Francis to Patriarch Kirill: ‘We are brothers’
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill walked towards each other smiling as they met for the first time ever.
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Bishop Kevin Dowling: South Africa’s “voice of the voiceless”
His advice for new bishops: “Start off very slowly, listen deeply to your people…‘Be’ with them!”
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Pope Francis on flight to Mexico: ‘I have Russia and China in my heart’
The pope will arrive in Cuba at 2 p.m. local time, then continue on to Mexico City.
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Mexico is home to world’s second largest Catholic population
More Mexicans remain tied to their Catholic faith compared with people in many other Latin American countries.