Violence Archives

Explosive device detonated outside Mexican bishops’ offices

No one was injured by an explosive outside the headquarters of the Mexican bishops’ conference. The bishops’ offices occupy a busy strip across the street from the sanctuary of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The area is swarmed by pilgrims and tourists during the daytime and is transited by commuters in rush hour.

Vatican announces pope will attend reconciliation events in Colombia

Colombian Vice President Oscar Naranjo said in an interview published June 23 in El Tiempo newspaper that that Pope Francis’ September trip comes at a time in the country “when the discussion stops being about how to win the war, but how to achieve peace.”

Southern DRC violence has left more than 3,000 dead

Despite efforts by the Vatican to facilitate peace, a new report by Catholic officials shows that more than 3,300 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s southern region due to the bloody conflict between the Congolese army and an opposing militia group.

Portlanders respond to killings with prayer and eclectic spirituality
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- June 4, 2017
Lizabeth Norton of Portland, a nurse educator for a drug company and a member of the Madeleine Catholic Parish, said the church felt like a safe environment “to come and be hurt and angry and try to understand. For me, the real takeaway is: Where can we have compassion and understanding? And it’s really through a faith-based understanding of forgiveness and mercy and understanding and love.”
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Portland archbishop calls for prayer, action following train stabbing
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- June 1, 2017
After two men died and one was seriously injured by a man yelling racial slurs at two young women on the train, the archbishop of Portland, Oregon, wrote to his followers on Facebook to work toward peace and respect between all members of the diverse community.
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Following sixth journalist murder this year, Mexican bishops speak up
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- May 24, 2017
After six journalist were murdered in Mexico this year alone, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference offered their support and solidarity to all reporters in the region. Mexico is the third most deadly country in the world for journalists, according to the international journalist advocacy group, Reporters without Borders.
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