Tag: Mexico
Bishops condemn new asylum policy for US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON DC: The president of U.S. bishops’ conference issued a statement on Tuesday condemning a newly-announced rule on asylum eligibility. Read More
Cartel battle leaves church looted, bullet-ridden in western Mexico
APATZINGAN, MEXICO: A clash between drug trafficking cartels last week left a church pillaged and full of bullet holes in a village in Mexico. Read More
Tens of thousands attend youth pilgrimage to Mexico’s Cristo Rey shrine
LEON, MEXICO: More than 37,000 young people made a pilgrimage Saturday to the Christ the King shrine on Cerro del Cubilete in Mexico's Guanajuato state. Read More
Catholics in US express frustration over border security stalemate
WASHINGTON, DC: Amidst the divide between building a wall and not building a wall, between reopening the government and continuing the shutdown, people suffer. Read More
Tijuana archbishop urges solidarity with Central American migrants
TIJUANA, MEXICO: Archbishop Francisco Moreno Barrón encouraged the faithful Sunday to share “from our poverty” with the Central American migrants. Read More
Priest murdered in Mexican state of Michoacan
The Archdiocese of Morelia confirmed Saturday that the corpse of Fr. Miguel Gerardo Flores, who had disappeared for a week, had been discovered. Read More