Nicaraguan Church leaders call out Ortega regime for human rights abuses
- Dec 10, 2019
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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.
Catechist instructor shot dead in southern Mexico
- Jun 18, 2019
A catechist instructor was shot dead at a chapel in Chiapas state — another example of how the violence consuming Mexico is impacting the Catholic Church.
Mexican Catholic leaders decry insecurity, plead for peace after murders
- Jun 15, 2019
The Mexican bishops’ conference issued a plea for peace and Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes asked priests to celebrate Masses “for all the victims of violence in the country” after a pair of kidnappings and killings in the national capital provoked outrage and worsened perceptions of insecurity.
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