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Cardinal Norberto Rivera didn't provide any more details about the
visit, only saying the pontiff would arrive in Mexico City on that date.
Rivera made the announcement Sunday during a homily in Mexico's
capital.
Archdiocese spokesman Carlos Villa Roiz confirmed Rivera's comments to
The Associated Press, adding that a Vatican official would be traveling
to Mexico soon to arrange the pope's agenda. During the visit, Francis
is expected to address the violence in Mexico as well as migration, one
of the central themes of his papacy.
Francis has said he wanted to enter the U.S. from Mexico in a sign of
solidarity with migrants during his recent U.S. trip but that the
schedule didn't allow for it. Some Mexican church officials are hoping
the pope will tour the U.S. border region.
The last pope to visit Mexico was Benedict XVI in March 2012.
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