Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Archives

Images at southern border ‘wound the soul,’ says Mexican bishop

Jan 26, 2020

The secretary-general of the Mexican bishops’ conference expressed dismay at the sight of Mexican security forces scuffling with a caravan of Central American migrants trying to enter the country via its southern border with Guatemala.

By David Agren

Mexico president opposes bill to end church-state separation

Dec 18, 2019

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday he does not support a proposal to further relax Mexico’s strict legal separation of church and state, throwing cold water on a bill that would upend longstanding political dogma in the country.

By Peter Orsi

Descendants meet in Mexico on 500th anniversary of conquest

Nov 10, 2019

Descendants of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and Aztec emperor Moctezuma met Friday in Mexico City to mark the 500th anniversary of their forebearers’ first encounter.

By Mark Stevenson

Mexican bishops call for peace, conversion amid growing violence

Oct 21, 2019

The Mexican bishops’ conference called for calm and reflection after well-armed members of a drug cartel descended on the city of Culiacan and forced Mexican security forces to release the son of convicted cartel kingpin Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as “El Chapo.”

By David Agren

Mexican bishops won’t distribute government morals guide

Jul 25, 2019

Mexican Catholic leaders have expressed unease with presidential plans to publish a booklet promoting morals. They have expressed equal unease with plans for evangelical congregations to distribute the booklets — known as the “Cartilla Moral” — and said Catholic parishes won’t follow suit.

By David Agren

Catholic shelter operators in Mexico: ‘We live off people’s solidarity’

Jun 19, 2019

The directors of Catholic-operated migrant shelters rejected a portrayal by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that they mismanaged government money, saying they survived on donations and the good will of generous individuals.

By David Agren