The attack on a pacifist community during prayer and the sheer cruelty — with the assailants chasing victims through a cloud forest for hours and not even sparing four pregnant women — highlighted the struggles of Indigenous communities in Chiapas.
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The arrest of a Mexican cartel leader reveals a complicated relationship with the Catholic Church
No sooner had federal forces arrested José Antonio Yépez Ortiz — a crime boss known as “El Marro” — than stories surfaced of his supposed generosity with the Catholic Church and devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Catholic leaders call for action on decade-old massacre of migrants in Mexico
Catholic church authorities are demanding an investigation into one of Mexico’s most notorious crimes: the murder a decade ago of 72 migrants by drug cartel gunmen.
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Domestic violence epidemic hits Mexico during coronavirus lockdown
Mexico has long been plagued by often brutal violence against women and children. Just under 11 women are killed on average each day in Mexico because of gender-based violence.
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Trump and López Obrador forge a new friendship but neglect asylum seekers
President Trump seemed to acknowledge the problematic beginning of his relationship with President López Obrador when he said their friendship developed “against all odds.”
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As coronavirus numbers rise in Mexico, López Obrador offers moral prescription
The Mexican president has made morality a pillar of his pandemic response, emphasizing clean living and moral rectitude in frequent messages to the nation.
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Mexican bishops call for more robust response to COVID-19 crisis
Mexico’s bishops are calling for civil authorities to “make all possible efforts” to assist the people economically and medically during the pandemic.
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Asylum at the border is ‘effectively over,’ El Paso bishop says
Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas has said that the Trump Administration’s restrictive immigration measures are literally sending migrants to their death.
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As poverty rises, Mexican parishes encourage neighbors to help neighbors
The Catholic Church in Mexico is stepping up efforts to assist people who are suffering from the Coronavirus, poverty, and other social assistance issues.
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Mexican bishops announce ‘families without hunger’ plan amid coronavirus
Mexico has recorded 13,842 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,305 deaths, the Health Secretariat reported April 26.