Pope Francis addressed social issues that have affected Mexico’s poor during his visit to this working-class suburb of the capital afflicted by social inequality and rampant crime, warning against the ...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Pope Francis was wrapping up his trip to Mexico on Wednesday with a politically charged visit to the U.S. border for a huge open-air Mass as he focused on problems of violence, ...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The cold, dust-blown prison yard where inmates are welding a new steel bell tower for the Feb. 17 visit of Pope Francis is a microcosm of the changes that have brought hope to ...

MEXICO CITY – On most weekdays after a late breakfast, Miguel Macias walks over to his neighborhood church where his 45-foot wide canvases await. Then he gets to work on what has been a humongous, ...

The foreign visits of the last three popes illustrate how the Catholic church's diplomatic priorities have evolved in recent ...