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Catholic newspaper takes Mexican president to task for joking about murders
“He not only shows a lack of sensitivity but also perversion,” read an editorial in the newspaper of the Archdiocese... Read more
Bishop warns about ‘hard times’ Argentina is going through
“Drugs kill and poison the family,” the prelate said, noting that “there is no effective response from the state” and... Read more
Rome Diocese expresses solidarity with anti-Mafia priest following attempted assassination
On Tuesday, the priest was participating in a march for law and order and against the Mafia when a man... Read more
Pope Francis condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate
The presidential candidate had been an outspoken critic of the violence caused by drug trafficking. Read more
Religious persecution takes its toll on Catholic faith in Mexico
Recent episodes of violence against the Catholic Church once again bring to the fore the persecution of the faith in... Read more
Bishops urge conversion amid drug gang violence in Ecuador
Drug trafficking gangs in Ecuador have reacted to the government’s efforts to retake control of the prisons by launching a... Read more
Cardinal reveals he was detained by drug traffickers in Mexico
Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega lamented the current climate of violence in Mexico at a June 26 press conference. Read more
Mexican diocese prays for peace as capture, release of El Chapo's son sparks violence
Following hours of heavy fighting in a city in Northern Mexico as officials detained and then released the son of... Read more
Colombian bishop to bless entire city to counter violence
Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya of Buenaventura will perform blessings throughout his cathedral city Saturday, hoping to counter it's extreme... Read more
Cartel battle leaves church looted, bullet-ridden in western Mexico
A clash between drug trafficking cartels last week left a church pillaged and full of bullet holes in a village... Read more
Parish of priest who denounced drug traffickers attacked in Argentina
Mary Our Queen parish and Paul VI school in Rosario, Argentina, were the target of an attack by criminals apparently... Read more
Colombia drug route battle leaves residents trapped in homes
Residents of the Catatumbo region of Colombia, which borders Venezuela, are trapped in their own homes due to an ongoing... Read more
Church in Brazil laments tragedy of gang-fueled prison riots
After nearly 100 inmates died in gang-related riots at prisons in northern Brazil through Jan. 8, Church officials in the... Read more
Body of third priest kidnapped in Mexico found
Less than a week after two Catholic priests in Mexico were found murdered after having been abducted from their parishes,... Read more
How Pope Francis proposes to fight drug violence in Mexico
Speaking to laborers in the Mexican City of Juarez on Wednesday, Pope Francis laid out several key areas of focus... Read more
Mexican bishop: 'El Chapo' blood money should be returned to community
Bishop Benjamin Castillo Plascencia of Celaya, Mexico praised the capture of the notorious drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as... Read more
'It's hard to think there was no complicity' – Mexican bishop on 'El Chapo' escape
Three Mexican bishops have spoken out in recent days about public sector corruption in their nation, highlighting the escape of... Read more
Indonesia draws international outcry for executing drug traffickers
The Australian bishops joined their voices to the international condemnation of the Indonesian government's execution of foreign drug traffickers last... Read more
Vatican: Pope's 'Mexicanization' comment not intended to offend
The Vatican on Wednesday issued a statement clarifying a private comment made by Pope Francis to a friend warning that... Read more
Jail, not death: appropriate punishment according to Australia's bishops
With two of their nationals on Indonesia's death row over drug trafficking offenses, the Australian bishops are appealing to the... Read more
