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November 11, 2015

Vatican advance team, in Mexico, visits border city of Juarez

A Mexican soldier stands guard outside of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, as soldiers burn tons of drugs in 2010. Pope Francis is exploring the possibility of visiting the previously problematic border city of Ciudad Juarez, where a battle between drug cartels during the last decade cost more than 10,000 lives in a four-year period.

MEXICO CITY - Pope Francis is exploring the possibility of visiting the previously problematic border city of Ciudad Juarez, where a battle between drug cartels during the past decade cost more than 10,000 lives in a four-year period.

Published in Vatican