Pope Francis in Mexico
Pope Francis rides through the crowd at El Punto fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)People stand quietly on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico near Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday as Pope Francis says a prayer during the final day of his trip to Mexico.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Pope Francis rides through the crowd Wednesday as El Paso, Texas, looms in the background at El Punto fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)People react as Pope Francis prays Wednesday in support of migrants from a cross-shaped altar looking over the Rio Grande toward El Paso, Texas, at El Punto fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)Pope Francis rides through a crowd of pilgrims at El Punto fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)A woman wipes perspiration from her check Wednesday while waiting for Pope Francis to arrive to celebrate Mass at El Punto fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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Pilgrims wait in the harsh sunlight for Pope Francis to arrive Wednesday to celebrate Mass at El Punto fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)A woman prays before Pope Francis arrives Wednesday to celebrate Mass at El Punto fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)Msgr. James Brownfield gives communion at the levee in El Paso, Texas, near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Wednesday during a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the Mexican side of the border.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)People pray quietly on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico on Wednesday as Pope Francis says a prayer during the final day of his trip to Mexico.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Bert Dunn of El Paso, Texas, prays on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Wednesday as Pope Francis celebrates Mass.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Bishops look across the Rio Grande toward the altar in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where Pope Francis celebrated a Mass on Wednesday.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Maria de Lourdes Molina Garcia reunites Tuesday with her children, Iris, right, and Luis Hipolito at the Abraham Gonzalez International Airport in Ciudad Juarez during Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico. Luis and Iris live in Los Angeles, separated from their mother, who lives in Oaxaca, Mexico.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)Prayers are offered as Pope Francis meets with young people
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Pope Francis watches young people perform
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)People carry crosses as Pope Francis meets with young people
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Pope Francis greets two young people with Down syndrome in Morelia in Mexico’s Michoacan state on Tuesday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Traditional dancers perform for Pope Francis as he meets with young people in Morelia, Mexico, on Tuesday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A women prays along the Pope’s route near the cathedral in Morelia, Michoacan.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)People stake out spots at dawn near the cathedral to see the Pope arrive in Morelia, Michoacan.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A woman finds a quiet spot to sit in the early morning hours near the cathedral to see the Pope arrive in Morelia.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Indigenous pilgrims wave to Pope Francis who flies overhead as he arrives by helicopter to conduct a Mass in San Cristobal de las Casas, in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)Nuns in the square at the Morelia Cathedral as preparations continue for Pope Francis’ arrival in Morelia, Michoacan.
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Selfies are taken in front of the Morelia Cathedral as preparations continue for Pope Francis’ arrival in Morelia, Michoacan.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Young men are camped out across the street from the Morelia Cathedral as preparations continue for Pope Francis’ arrival in Morelia, Michoacan.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Pilgrims listen to Pope Francis give the eulogy at a Mass for the indigenous at the Municipal Sports Center in San Cristobal de las Casas in southern Mexico. The Mass included several Mayan languages.
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Indigenous pilgrims from villages surrounding the southern Mexican town of San Cristobal de las Casas walk to the Municipal Sports Center, where Pope Francis will conduct Mass.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)People lining Pope Francis’ route wave as he and his motorcade arrive in Ecatepec, a suburb northeast of Mexico City.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)In Ecatepec, people arrive for a Mass with Pope Francis.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Pope Francis in a room behind the altar to pray before the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe while celebrating Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
(ALESSANDRO DI MEO / EPA)Pope Francis’ motorcade arrives at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe during his visit in Mexico City.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Pope Francis, center, arrives to celebrate a Holy Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
(GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP/Getty Images)Pope Francis arrives at Mexico City’s main square, the Zocalo.
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