The Latest: Thousands greet Francis at Mexico basilica
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Thousands greet Francis at Mexico basilica
Feb 13, 5:50 PM EST
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4:15 p.m.
Pope Francis is rolling through the streets of the Mexican capital again after an afternoon break at the residence where he is staying.
Thousands of people are lined up along the pontiff's route to wave as he passes in an open-air popemobile.
Francis is heading to northern Mexico City to celebrate Mass at the Basilica of the Virgen of Guadalupe, which is considered the largest and most important Marian shrine in the world.
The basilica is home to an image of the Virgin that is said to have miraculously imprinted itself on a cloak belonging to the indigenous peasant Juan Diego in 1531. The Virgin is known as the patron saint of Mexico and "empress of the Americas."
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The new Basilica, built next to the old Basilica of the Virgen de Guadalupe in Mexico City. [/center]
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LIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis Gives Holy Mass in Mexico
Published 13 February 2016
Pope Francis gives the first Holy Mass of his current five-day trip to Mexico at the Basilica of Our Lady Guadalupe.
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http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/LIVE-UPDATES-Pope-Francis-Gives-Holy-Mass-in-Mexico-20160213-0025.html
Pope gives tough love to Mexico's political, church elite
Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Updated 6:25 pm, Saturday, February 13, 2016
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a tough-love message to Mexico's political and church elites Saturday, telling them they have a duty to provide their people with security, justice and courageous pastoral care to confront the drug-inspired violence and corruption that are tormenting the country.
The raucous welcome Francis received from cheering Mexicans who lined his motorcade route seven-deep contrasted sharply with his pointed criticism of how church and state leaders here have often failed their people, especially the poorest and most marginalized.
"Experience teaches us that each time we seek the path of privileges or benefits for a few to the detriment of the good of all, sooner or later the life of society becomes a fertile soil for corruption, drug trade, exclusion of different cultures, violence and also human trafficking, kidnapping and death, bringing suffering and slowing down development," he told government authorities at the presidential palace.
In a subsequent hard-hitting speech to his own bishops, Francis challenged church leaders known for their deference to Mexico's wealthy and powerful to courageously denounce the "insidious threat" posed by the drug trade and not hide behind their own privilege and careers.
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http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Pope-opens-Mexico-visit-after-historic-stop-with-6828133.php
