NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO to Present Extensive Coverage of Pope's First Visit to Mexico

Noticias Telemundo has released new details of "Francisco en México," its special coverage of Pope Francis's historic visit to Mexico. The network's unique programming will begin on February 10 - Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent - with special live uplinks from Mexico City, and will continue as the Pope travels to cities across the country over the following days. A team of acclaimed reporters and presenters, including musical superstar Lucero and actress and television host Adamari López, will help cover Francis's activities on this his first trip to Mexico.

On Thursday, February 11, the day before the Pope's arrival, network programs such as "Un Nuevo Día," "Al Rojo Vivo" and "Noticiero Telemundo" will offer live reports from Mexico City by José Díaz-Balart, Adamari López, Karina Monroy, Agustín Oláis, Raúl Torres, Rogelio Mora-Tagle and Azucena Cierco, about the extensive preparations for the papal tour.

Special segments on the same shows and a dedicated feature at 8PM/7C will document the Pope's arrival on Mexican soil on Friday, February 12. Noticias Telemundo reporters Edgardo del Villar, Jimena Duarte, Rogelio Mora, Agustín Oláis and Raúl Torres will be stationed at key points across the capital, including the airport, the Basilica of Guadalupe and the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, where the Pope will spend the night.

On Saturday, February 13, "Francisco en México" will begin its special coverage at 9AM/8C, when the Pope is scheduled to arrive in Mexico City's Zócalo, or Main Square. Noticias Telemundo team will also accompany the pontiff at 5PM/4C as he says Mass at the Basilica of Guadalupe and views the famous image of the Virgin, a holy relic that commemorates the arrival of Catholicism in Latin America.

Noticias Telemundo will also broadcast the Masses the Pope will lead at a number of other sites around the country, starting on Sunday, February 14 at 10:30AM/9:30C with the event expected to draw the biggest crowd, a religious service in the municipality of Ecatepec in the State of Mexico. On Monday, February 15, Francis will travel to San Cristóbal de las Casas, where, at 10:30AM/9:30C, he will hold a Mass dedicated to the indigenous groups of southeastern Mexico. He will officiate over a similar ceremony the following day (Tuesday, February 16 at 10AM/9C) in Venustiano Carranza Stadium in Morelia, the state capital of Michoacán.

The Pope's final stop in Mexico will be in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, on Wednesday, February. His time there will include a number of activities, including a visit to a state prison, where he will read a homily for the inmates at 12PM/11C. Noticias Telemundo will also bring viewers cross-border coverage of the special ceremony the Pope will lead at 5:30PM/4:30C on the former Feria Expo grounds, just meters from the US border, which will include a Mass dedicated to migrants in both countries. Felicidad Aveleyra will cover the Mass from the US side, in El Paso, Texas, showing the impact of the Pope's historic visit for viewers on both sides of the border.

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