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The Latest: Indigenous people await pope in Mexico’s Chiapas The Latest: Indigenous people await pope in Mexico’s Chiapas
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SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico — The Latest on Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico (all times local):SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico — The Latest on Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico (all times local):
9:35 a.m.
Pope Francis has arrived by helicopter in the Mexican mountain town of San Cristobal de las Casas, a center of Mayan indigenous culture.
Throngs of the faithful have gathered at a sports center where he’ll celebrate a Mass aimed at the country’s marginalized Indian people.
The San Cristobal diocese was long led by the late Bishop Samuel Ruiz, who was famed for his efforts to evangelize among Chiapas state’s Indian communities — and who sometimes clashed with church leaders for allegedly bending church policy to reach out to them.
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7:25 a.m.7:25 a.m.
Thousands of people lined up overnight and many slept out to get into the sports center where Pope Francis will say Mass in the Chiapas state town of San Cristobal de las Casas.Thousands of people lined up overnight and many slept out to get into the sports center where Pope Francis will say Mass in the Chiapas state town of San Cristobal de las Casas.
Officials opened the doors at 1 a.m. ahead of the Mass, which is aimed largely at the state’s indigenous communities.Officials opened the doors at 1 a.m. ahead of the Mass, which is aimed largely at the state’s indigenous communities.
Jose Transito Aguilar is a Tojolabal farmer from the district of the Montebello lakes. He says he travelled six hours to reach the site.Jose Transito Aguilar is a Tojolabal farmer from the district of the Montebello lakes. He says he travelled six hours to reach the site.
He says “the pope seeks unity; he doesn’t distinguish between people.”He says “the pope seeks unity; he doesn’t distinguish between people.”
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