Pope Francis to Visit Mexico City, Chiapas, Michoacan and Chihuahua Next Year
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November 14, 2015
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Pope Francis arrives for an audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Associated Press/Alessandra Tarantino)

Mexico's foreign relations secretary says Pope Francis will visit the Mexican capital and three states early next year. Claudia Ruiz Massieu says that Francis will make stops in Chiapas, Michoacan and Chihuahua as well as Mexico City.

Those stops present opportunities for the pontiff to touch on issues he has emphasized, such as poverty, migration and support for indigenous communities.

Ruiz Massieu said this week that the trip will take place in the first months of 2016 and that specifics of Francis' itinerary would be released by the Vatican next month.

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