Albuquerque, New Mexico - Cities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for Pope Francis' visit to the Mexican city of Juárez as Roman Catholic Church officials caution would-be visitors about scams.

Roman Catholic Church officials in the U.S. said the diocese of Ciudad Juárez is the official distributor of tickets for the papal Mass on Feb. 17 and will be giving a limited number of tickets to El Paso parishes for the scheduled open-air Mass in the Mexican city.

Due to limited seating, the diocese of Las Cruces in New Mexico won't get any tickets. Officials also say the open-air Mass tickets are not for sale and warned against buying any. People who want to experience the Mass but can't get tickets could hear Pope Francis during a live video feed to be streamed at El Paso's Sun Bowl, said El Paso diocese spokeswoman Elizabeth O'Hara. She said tickets for that event will be sold at a low price to cover production costs.

The possible Sun Bowl event is being discussed after Roman Catholic Church officials cited safety concerns and scrapped plans for a celebration with the pope at the El Paso, Texas, side of a U.S.-Mexico border fence.

The pope is not scheduled to visit any U.S. border cities. Ciudad Juárez, on Mexico's northern border across from El Paso, is the last stop in the pope's scheduled 5-day visit to Mexico, slated to begin Feb. 12 in Mexico City. During the visit in Mexico City, the pope is expected to visit the basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the country's patron saint.