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At Mexico-US border, pope decries migrant ‘tragedy’

"Injustice is radicalized in the young," Pope Francis said. "They are cannon fodder, persecuted and threatened when they try to flee the spiral of violence and the hell of drugs."

Pope Francis preaches to marginalized indigenous in a fight to keep Catholics

The pope's visit to the southern state of Chiapas seemed to be a welcome honor for an often downtrodden and forgotten part of Mexico.

Pope Francis kicks off Mexico tour addressing drug trafficking and violence

MEXICO CITY – Pope Francis threw himself into the most contentious of issues roiling Mexico during his first full day here, calling on President Enrique Peña Nieto and his government to protect citizens and bring justice to a country wracked with violence and corruption.

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill urge Christian unity at historic Cuba talks

HAVANA, Cuba – Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill called in a historic meeting Friday for restored Christian unity and urgent action to help Christians threatened by violence in the Middle East.

Pope and Russian Orthodox leader to hold historic encounter in Cuba

Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba for the first time next Friday as part of an effort to heal a schism that has divided Christianity between East and West for nearly 1,000 years.

Minaret and Muslims in Mexican city set to host pope

San Cristóbal de las Casas is home to several hundred members of Mexico's growing Muslim community. The small, indigenous city in southern Mexico will greet Pope Francis in three weeks.

Pope asks Central American nations to help resolve Cuban humanitarian drama

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday asked Central American nations to help end the "humanitarian drama" affecting thousands of U.S.-bound Cubans stranded in the region.

‘Call me Francesco’: new film recalls pope’s darkest moments

The challenges faced by Pope Francis during the dark years of the Argentine military dictatorship (1976-1983) are portrayed in a new film, "Call Me Francesco," which will have its world premiere at the Vatican on Tuesday.

Pope Francis asks ‘forgiveness for the scandals’

Pope Francis on Wednesday offered a surprise public apology from the Catholic Church for a series of scandals which have shaken the city of Rome and the Vatican, from gay sex to drug use.

What the ‘Pope Francis effect’ hasn’t delivered in Cuba

Cuba remains the only nation in the Americas where the church cannot operate its own K-12 schools, and it's no secret the island's bishops want more access to the state-controlled airwaves.

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