Pope to hold mass in crime-ridden Mexican suburb

Pope Francis will be heading into the capital's crime-ridden suburb of Ecatepec to see the reality of the Mexican "periphery" where drug violence, gangland-style executions and kidnappings are daily facts of life.

Pope to hold mass in crime-ridden Mexican suburb

Pope Francis will be heading into the capital's crime-ridden suburb of Ecatepec to see the reality of the Mexican "periphery" where drug violence, gangland-style executions and kidnappings are daily facts of life.

The pontiff is expected to bring a message of hope and solidarity to residents with a Mass featuring readings about not being tempted by the devil - a common exhortation from a pope who frequently invokes the threat of "the evil one".

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