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February 15, 2016

In crime-plagued periphery, Pope preaches conversion

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to celebrate Mass in Ecatepec near Mexico City Feb. 14.

ECATEPEC, Mexico - Pope Francis began his travels to Mexico's "peripheries" by visiting an overcrowded, sprawling settlement known internationally as a hunting ground for girls to force into prostitution and for boys to enlist in the drug trade.

Published in International