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Recalling Benedict’s 2012 visit to Mexico

Just over a decade ago in March 2012, Pope Benedict XVI, who died December 31 at the Vatican, made his only visit to Mexico as pontiff, following in the footsteps of his predecessor John Paul II who set foot on Mexican soil five times during his 26-year papacy.