A group of nuns are seen on the street, ahead of Pope Francis' visit in Panama City, Panama January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis heads to Panama on Wednesday where he is expected to highlight the problems of poverty, immigration and human rights at a gathering of young Catholics.
The Jan. 23-28 trip for the Church's World Youth Day will be Francis' first to Central America, a region that has been caught up in a migration crisis as thousands of people try to make their way north to the United States to seek asylum or jobs.
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