CNN producer Nick Parker in Mexico City contributed to this story . Pope Benedict XVI will travel to Mexico for the first time Friday . First visit to Spanish -speaking Latin America in his seven-year pontificate . seven-year before visit , a Catholics exhibit opens to honor Pope Benedict XVI .
Pope Benedict XVI will travel to Mexico for the first time Friday . First visit to Spanish -speaking Latin America in his seven-year pontificate . seven-year before visit , a Catholics exhibit opens to honor Pope Benedict XVI .