. >>> pope francis ended a five- day trip to mexico with a message to world leaders about the plight of migrants. the pontiff visited warez across the border from el paso and stood at an altar and said a prayer for the plight of migrants. he symbolically traced the path

. >> pope francis traveled to mexico's southern border and celebrated the pass with the country's indigenous people in mexico's elite saying that the

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. >> pelley: tonight, pope francis arrives in mexico, home to nearly 100 million catholics. manuel bojorquez is following

. >> pelley: today, pope francis went to the heart of mexico's drug war and challenged priests to fight injustice, violence, and corruption. this comes at the same time of a fascinating revelation about pope john paul ii. private letter rez veal a close friendship with a woman that lasting for decades. >> reporter: he was then a young polish cardinal. she was a polish american writer and married. yet, when karol wojtyla, the man who would become pope john paul ii, began to collaborate with anna teresa tymieniecka on a a book happened. they wrote to each other for the rest of their lives, his letters recreated in a bbc documentary. their relationship would test the cardinal's vow of celibacy. particularly, he says, the words, "i belong to you." malina malinovsky brokered the sale of the letters to the polish national archive. >> i do believe she completely fell in love with him during the first phase of their relationship. >> reporter: they didn't just write. they spent private times vermont, skiing in poland. in the old communist days when she was in krakov, she had her letters hand del

this is -- this is rosary beads from pope francis. >> i'll take this. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> we're going to leave because i know you have to go to the super bowl. one more question. one more. you're going through major stress in terms of what people think of stress. job change, moving, first

nationwide is on your side >>> pope francis takes on drug lords in mexico ahead.

this morning francis travels to juarez just across the rio grande from el paso. he spent tuesday meeting with young people in a state that is a hot bed of mexico's drug trade. one of the pope's loudest

pope francis may address drugs, cartel violence and immigration during his homilies. and, the u-s, russia and other world leaders have agreed to a temporary pause in fighting in syria...to begin in a week's time. the deal, brokered in needed aid to reach areas of need. the ceasefire, however, does not apply to terrorist organizations on the ground.

tonight, francis is jumping into the fight over immigration. as he celebrates mass just across the rio grande from texas. and manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: his strongest stand yet in solidarity with migrants. he is addressing their plight at this mass before 200,000 in juarez calling it a humanitarian crisis. across the border in el paso, a crowd of 30,000 watched the mass, a symbolic event for two and connected here by a choir come the prized of people from both side -- come the prized of people from both side. like americans, flor and anna garcia from el paso. we feel as part of both communities as we go back and forth often. >> reporter: the mother and daughter have seen the ravages of violence in juarez fueled by cartels and human smugglers. problems pope francis is a dressing head on. >> going to all the places people are struggling showing he is there, shows that even in the darkest moments there is the brightest light. >> reporter: it is also a powerful moment for this massive crowd behind me. scott, on immigration, pope franci

pope francis is sounding off on republican presidential candidate donald trumpler. this was interesting. why -- donald trump. this was interesting. the pope responded to trump building a boarder. only about building walls and not building bridges is not a

lana zak has more on the pope francis take on donald trump. >> reporter: pope francis returning to rome from the mexico, u.s. border had this to say about some of donald trump's comments. a person that thinks about may be and not about building bridges is not christian. the pope would not advice americans how to vote but said he wanted to give trump the benefit of the doubt. >> i'm christian. i'm pros assistant, presbyterian. >> reporter: trump has been adamant about his christian beliefs on the campaign trail,ing to war with ted cruz who announced the endorsement of 300 south carolina pastors today. cruz and trump are battling over first and second place a challenger is emerging in marco rubio. >> the next president of the united states, marco rubio. >> nikki haley gives her endorsement. >> it's like a nascar race and she is drafting for marco rubio. he was in a close third. he could pass ted cruz. >> reporter: jeb bush was counselly tower in his remarks. >> i think the jeb bush folks are starting to make the plan >> reporter: lana zak, abc news, washington. >>> who will choose supreme

. >>> pope francis is on his way to cuba and then mexico. today on board the plane to havana. he got a gift from a mexican journalist, a sombrero. looks good in it. the pontiff returns to the vat cann -- vatican in a week. >>> saturday, we have wet weather in the pacific northwest.

. >>> pope francis said he is willing to relax the church's opposition to artificial birth control to control the spread of the zika virus. on his flight home from mexico, the pope said that avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil. the explosion of zika in latin america has led some governments

donald trump defends comments he made about pope francis after the pontiff questioned his faith due to his immigration

donald trump defends he made about pope francis after the pontiff questioned his