Vatican Releases Itinerary for Papal Visit to Mexico

The Vatican says Pope Francis' upcoming visit to Mexico will include an open-air Mass on the U.S. border, after visits to the impoverished southern state of Chiapas and the western state of Michoacan - widely seen as the birthplace of Mexico's drug wars. The five-day visit opens February 12 in Mexico City, where the Argentine-born pontiff will be greeted by President Enrique Pena Nieto, before celebrating Mass at the city's Basilica of Guadaloupe. The Vatican itinerary...

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