The Pope is in Mexico February 12 to 17, after a brief stop in Cuba for a historic meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill.
Pope Francis Visits Mexico
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![Catholic faithful cheer as Pope Francis drives by in his popemobile in Ecatepec, Mexico, Feb. 14, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/46998e4d-e69b-4594-a15e-59fdec0f3044_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Catholic faithful cheer as Pope Francis drives by in his popemobile in Ecatepec, Mexico, Feb. 14, 2016.
![Five-year-old Rodrigo Lopez Miranda embraces Pope Francis, during his visit to the Federico Gomez Pediatric Hospital, in Mexico City, Feb. 14, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a09747e0-4ae5-4432-a314-471a2aefffe3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Five-year-old Rodrigo Lopez Miranda embraces Pope Francis, during his visit to the Federico Gomez Pediatric Hospital, in Mexico City, Feb. 14, 2016.
![Pope Francis greets a child as he walks in procession at the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe before celebrating Mass in Mexico City, Feb. 13, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/adb76f65-589c-4d56-bdad-77622fc53986_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis greets a child as he walks in procession at the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe before celebrating Mass in Mexico City, Feb. 13, 2016.
![This woman traveled from Panama to see the pope. She posed for a picture while waiting outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Feb. 13, 2016. (C. Mendoza/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6954830b-07c0-4000-bfd2-c22a3e43ddc2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This woman traveled from Panama to see the pope. She posed for a picture while waiting outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Feb. 13, 2016. (C. Mendoza/VOA)