The Pope´s fifth visit to Mexico, which is not yet officially confirmed by the Vatican, might take place July 29, following World Youth Day in Toronto.
The archbishop primate of Mexico told the press Sunday that there are two things that could impede the Holy Father´s visit: a deterioration of his health or a delay in the canonization. The cardinal said he is confident the Pope will make the trip.
He also said the Holy Father himself has expressed his determination and desire to visit Mexico for the sole purpose of canonizing Juan Diego, the Indian who witnessed the apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas said that the Holy Father´s visit would strengthen the Church in Mexico and be a historic recognition of Indian peoples.
