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- Jul 12, 2020
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Irish bishop offers to mediate among gangs: ‘Something has to be done’
- Jan 21, 2020
An Irish bishop has offered to mediate between feuding criminal gangs in Drogheda in an effort to end violence that has claimed three lives in six months.
Gang graffiti tags church, school in Brooklyn Diocese
- Jan 15, 2020
Gang graffiti ascribed to the notorious MS-13 gang was spotted on both Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and the parish school in the New York City borough of Queens, which is in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Mexican priest who runs shelter extorted, later attacked in rectory
- Oct 29, 2019
A Mexican priest and migrant shelter operator suffered an extortion attempt and, later the same day, a violent robbery at his parish residence.
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.”
Mexican bishop says criminal groups ‘seeking an exit,’ urges dialogue
- Aug 23, 2019
A bishop in Mexico’s heroin-producing heartland is urging the federal government to hold talks with armed groups — including drug cartels — saying many in the illegal drug business are unable to make ends meet and are “seeking an exit.”
Colombian bishop hopes holy water will curb city’s crime
- Jul 13, 2019
A Catholic bishop in Colombia hopes holy water will curb violence in a city struggling with crime and corruption.
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