Latin American Church Leaders Decry Deportations
As deportations to Latin America increase, church and national leaders speak out about remittances, treatment of migrants and tariffs.
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Mexican Bishops Urge Truce on Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Church leaders call for peace on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Christmas as a step toward ending the violence that engulfs Mexico.
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Indigenous Priest Killed in Mexico’s Chiapas State
Father Marcelo Pérez of the Diocese of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, was murdered as he left church after saying Sunday Mass.
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Bishops Congratulate Mexico’s First Woman Elected President
Catholic prelates send greetings to President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to be elected to the top post of Mexico.
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Harassment of Nicaraguan Church Continues
In an affront to Bishop René Sándigo of León, Daniel Ortega’s Administration sets up a...
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Guatemalan General Faces Charges for Role in Genocide
Retired General Manuel Benedicto Lucas García is on trial for his part in the massacre of...
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Mexico’s Cartels Are Entering Politics, Church Warns
As elections approach, drug cartels are targetting and killing political candidates; 29 people...
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Priests Denounce Argentina’s Cuts to Programs for Poor
Curas villeros, who minister in shantytowns, say the austerity measures imposed by President Javier Milei are “a step backward.”
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Migrants Are Targets for Kidnapping in Mexico
Central American and other migrants en route to the U.S.-Mexico border are routinely held for ransom as criminal gangs engage in kidnappings.
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Migrant Drownings Stoke Cross-Border Tensions, Questions of Jurisdiction
The drownings of three migrants in the Rio Grande has deepened a jurisdictional dispute between the U.S. federal and Texas state governments.
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Guatemalan Cardinal Is at Risk of Arrest
Advocate for the poor Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini of Huehuetenango has been warned by Guatemala’s apostolic nuncio that he is at risk of arrest.
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Overwhelmed by Migrants, Costa Rica Declares State of Emergency
Costa Rica’s federal government declares a state of emergency as tensions rise due to unprecedented numbers of migrants transiting through the Central American country.
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