ROME — Pope Francis on Saturday confirmed that he will travel to Mexico, a trip that will include a stop in Ciudad Juarez on the border with the United States in order to make a statement about immigrant rights, in mid-February.

The pontiff said he will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, the main reason for his trip, on Feb. 13.

The confirmation came as Francis was celebrating a Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica.

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