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Francis celebrates the last Mass of the trip in Ciudad Juárez, a few meters from the border with the US. Faithful on both sides of the wire mesh that divides the two countries. " Each step, a journey laden with grave injustices: the enslaved, the imprisoned and extorted; so many of these brothers and sisters of ours are the consequence of a trade in human beings".

Francis visited prison inmates in Ciudad Juárez. “The problem of security is not resolved only by incarcerating; rather, it calls us to intervene by confronting the structural and cultural causes of insecurity that impact the entire social framework. [. . .] Social reintegration begins by making sure that all of our children go to school and that their families obtain dignified work by creating public spaces for leisure and recreation, and by fostering civic participation, health services and access to basic services, to name just a few possible measures.”

The state is known for its high rate of suicide among farmers. The local diocesan social development agency helps farmers overwhelmed by debt. Within the diocesan territory, Catholics number only 7,000 out of a population of 11 million. The bishop makes an appeal to Christians in the Year of Mercy because “Your generous contribution will immensely enable us to empower” people.

Despite many limitations, great sobriety and political compromises, the embrace is unprecedented. Although uniatism is considered outdated, the existence and mission of the Greek-Catholics is defended. Putin’s influence noticeable, but no blessing for a "holy war". Reference to desire to "work together." The analysis of a leading figure from Orthodox Moscow.

A festive meeting with 50 thousand young people in Moreila. The word of hope is called Jesus, and "the principal threat to hope is to allow yourself to believe that you begin to be valuable when you start wearing the right clothes, the latest brands and fashions, or when you enjoy prestige, are important because you have money; but in the depths of your heart you do not believe that you are worthy of kindness or love".

He tells priests, religious and seminarians gathered in Moreila that “Our first call is to experience this merciful love of the Father in our lives, in our experiences”. In “places often dominated by violence, corruption, drug trafficking, disregard for human dignity,” he urges them not to give in to the temptation of resignation, one of evil one’s “favourite weapons”.

At the gathering for families in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Pope Francis rails against the "ideological colonization" that seeks to destroy the family institution labelling it as outdated. The moving testimonies of a dystrophic boy, a divorced couple, of a family married for 50 years, a woman abandoned by her husband who supports single mothers so they will not to abort their children. Through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, "this dream called family will not be defeated by insecurity and loneliness."

Perhaps a million indigenous people from different ethnic groups attend Mass in San Cristóbal de Las Casas. The service included incensation, decorations, readings, prayers, as well as religious and indigenous singing. In his address, the pontiff mentions the memory of oppression and God who frees by offering his Son, who “becomes the Way, he becomes the Truth, he becomes the Life, so that darkness may not have the last word and the dawn may not cease to rise on the lives of his sons and daughters.” Indigenous people have many things to teach the rest of the world about how to deal with the environmental crisis.

Fr. Arun Raj Manuel comes from a family originally from Kerala. He was ordained priest by Msgr. Hinder, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia. "All my friends, Christians and Muslims, have encouraged me to follow my vocation". Muslim friends were present at his ordination ceremony "and I saw that they were happy." Abu Dhabi people say that "we Catholics are special." To bear witness to the Gospel "you do not need to do the brave, but to live in Christ."

The pope celebrated Mass in Ecatepec, one of Mexico City’s big suburbs, on the first Sunday of Lent. Speaking to hundreds of thousands of people, Francis stressed the importance of Lent as the "favorite moment" to drive away the evil one’s temptations.

Celebrating Mass at the Marian Shrine of Guadalupe, the largest in the world, Francis mentioned the "preferential option" for the Virgin, who appears to Little Juan "not against anyone but rather in favour of everyone.” He calls on people to “be my ambassador by walking along the paths of your neighbourhood” to “build shrines”.

The leaders of two hieratic religious traditions hugged in a bare "Soviet" atmosphere, sterilised from the presence of people, but with dignitaries, politicians and journalists. The Joint Declaration contains important points, and sets the stage for missionary work for the coming centuries. Putin overshadows the Syrian issue. Kirill wins over Uniatism and Ukraine. However, the real world will be the test of the agreement.