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Pope Francis ends his Mexico tour praying for migrants at the U.S. border

by Joshua Partlow and Gabriela Martinez

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Overlooking the flood lights and barbed wire that line the U.S. border, Pope Francis on Wednesday quietly prayed for the migrants who have died during their journeys to America and later said a “humanitarian crisis” was prompting people worldwide to leave for other lands.

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