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Pope Francis dons a Mexican charro style sombrero, in Mexico City's main sqaure, the Zocalo, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. Pope Francis kicks off his first trip to Mexico on Saturday with speeches to the country's political and ecclesial elites. The pontiff's five-day visit will include a very personal prayer at the Virgin of Guadalupe shrine. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)

Pope Francis gives tough love to Mexico’s political, church elite

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis wears a traditional Mexican sombrero hat he received as a gift by a Mexican journalist aboard the plane during the flight from Rome to Habana, Cuba, on his way to a week-long trip to Mexico, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. The pontiff is scheduled to stop in Cuba for an historical meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill that the Vatican sees as a historic step in the path toward healing the 1,000-year schism that split Christianity. (Alessandro Di Meo/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope, Russian patriarch exchange symbolic gifts

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A magazine cover welcoming Pope Francis to Mexico is displayed for sale alongside fashion and gossip magazines at a newsstand in Mexico City, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. The pontiff will arrive to Mexico on Friday, Feb. 12 for a week-long visit. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

5 things to know about pope’s trip to Mexico

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Inmates stand on the rooftop of the Topo Chico prison as police stand guard on the perimeters, after a riot broke out around midnight, in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. Dozens of inmates were killed and several injured in a brutal fight between two rival factions at the prison in northern Mexico, the state governor said. (AP Photo/Emilio Vazquez)

Riot at prison in northern Mexico leaves 49 inmates dead

By Porfirio Ibarra and Mark Stevenson - Associated Press

In this Jan. 25, 2016 photo, the school ID card of Mariana Yanez sits on a Bible, along with other religious items, at her parents home in Ecatepec, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City. One evening in September 2014, Mariana left her home in this crime-plagued Mexico City suburb saying she was going to make some photocopies. Then she vanished. Months later, authorities called her mother to say she was dead. Pope Francis will visit Ecatepec and hold a Mass there during his visit on Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Pope’s visit to violent Mexican city highlights broader ills

By Maria Verza - Associated Press

Asked by a reporter about Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin called him a "standout, talented person, without any doubt." "It is not up to us to assess his qualities," Mr. Putin added, "but he is the absolute leader of the presidential race." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump proving a primary concern around the world

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Paul Imison and Siddhant Mohan - Special to The Washington Times