Mexico has recorded 13,842 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,305 deaths, the Health Secretariat reported April 26.
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Guatemalan bishops: Deporting people during pandemic lacks humanity
Deportations of migrants to Central America has continued during the COVID-19 crisis, even though the countries to which the migrants are being sent have otherwise closed their borders and imposed quarantines.
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Migrant ministries call for end to deportations during pandemic
Catholic migrant ministries in Latin America are calling for an end to deportations while the pandemic continues.
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On the outskirts of Buenos Aires, parishes mobilize for COVID-19
In Buenos Aires, the local Catholic Church is doing what it can to help its flock during the coronavirus crisis.
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Mexican bishops call for action, boosting families as femicide increases
Mexico’s bishops called for action after a spate of slayings of women and girls — crimes known as femicide — that have provoked anger and protests, but also highlighted the country’s machismo culture and deep-seated problems such as impunity.
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Jesuit provincials demand end to Nicaraguan harassment
Jesuit provincials have demanded that Nicaraguan authorities end a “campaign of slander and aggressions” against the Jesuit-run Central American University in Managua and its rector, Jesuit Father Jose Alberto Idiaquez.
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Mexican bishops stress importance of education after school shooting
The Jan. 10 shooting shocked Mexico, where 13 years of drug cartel-driven violence has left more than 200,000 dead and approximately 65,000 missing.
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U.S. Christian Brother kept ‘28-hour days’ to help indigenous Guatemalans
Blessed Miller was beatified Dec. 7 in Huehuetenango, where he was remembered as a martyr for education.
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Bolivian bishops say Evo Morales’ resignation was not a coup
First elected in 2006, Morales’ administration was marked by overseeing a resource boom and putting the proceeds into poverty reduction and infrastructure projects.
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Bolivian bishops urge transparency amid signs of electoral fraud
Bolivia’s bishops have called on electoral officials to “make transparent” the vote-counting process as protesters rioted in the South American country, alleging fraud in the presidential election.