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Slideshow: Pope Francis Visits Ciudad Juárez

Pope Francis ended his trip through Mexico with a whirlwind one-day visit to Ciudad Juárez on Wednesday.

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Hundreds of immigrant families and border residents meet at the fence that separates El Paso, left, and Ciudad Juárez on the outskirts of town during a Border Network for Human Rights event welcoming Pope Francis on Feb. 15, 2016.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre
Maria Guadalupe Garcia Rodriguez of Juarez holds the hand of her daughter through the border fence in Juarez on Feb. 15, 2016. She has not seen her daughter, Linda Rodriguez, since she was 6 months old.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre
Two small boys hang on the border fence on Feb. 15, 2016, in Juarez.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre
A man in a sombrero and draped with the Mexican flag is seen walking near a Pope Francis display in the center of Ciudad Juárez on Feb. 15, 2016.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre
Memorabilia of Pope Francis is sold in the center of Ciudad Juárez, steps from the city's cathedral, on Feb. 15, 2016.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre
A soldier is seen in the back of a transport truck in Ciudad Juárez on Feb. 15, a few feet from where Pope Francis celebrated Mass two days later.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre
A group takes a photo of a cutout of Pope Francis during the Two Nations One Faith event held at Sun Bowl Stadium on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in El Paso. Parishioners packed the stadium to watch the live broadcast of Pope Francis' Mass being held in El Paso's neighboring city of Ciudad Juarez.
Credit: Karina Rodriguez
A group watches Pope Francis giving Mass on TV during the Two Nations One Faith event held at Sun Bowl Stadium on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in El Paso. Parishioners packed the stadium to watch the live broadcast of Pope Francis' Mass being held in El Paso's neighboring city of Ciudad Juarez.
Credit: Karina Rodriguez
Adrian Jimenez embraces his daughter, Katrina Jimenez as they watch Pope Francis give Mass on TV during the Two Nations One Faith event held at Sun Bowl Stadium on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in El Paso. Parishioners packed the stadium to watch the live broadcast of Pope Francis' Mass being held in El Paso's neighboring city of Ciudad Juarez.
Credit: Karina Rodriguez
Pope Francis greets parishioners and a group of Mariachis as he is escorted by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and his wife, Angelica Rivera de Peña, before departing at Abraham Gonzalez International Airport in Ciudad Juárez on Feb. 17, 2016.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre
Pope Francis greets a woman as he is escorted by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and his wife, Angelica Rivera de Peña. The pontiff wrapped up his trip to Mexico on Feb. 17, 2016, with a one-day visit to Ciudad Juárez.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre
Pope Francis smiles through a plane window to hundreds of people at Abraham Gonzalez International Airport in Ciudad Juárez on Feb. 17, 2016.
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre

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