Bishop José Guadalupe Torres of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, expressed in a March 28 statement his deepest condolences for the 38 migrants who died.
Jesuit Father Luis Gerardo Moro Madrid said the alleged murder of José Noriel Portillo is not a reason to celebrate.
The soon-to-be new priests come from Germany, Colombia, Chile, South Korea, Canada, Brazil, El Salvador, Spain, the United States, Italy, Mexico, and Venezuela.
The Steps for Life platform in Mexico called for legislation against surrogate motherhood, known in Spanish as “rent-a-womb.”
Sister María del Carmen Galicia stressed that “peaceful coexistence” is possible between the followers of Islam and Christianity.
"The economic blockade is causing great suffering today," said Father Hugo Alaniz, an Argentine missionary of the Institute of the Incarnate Word in Aleppo, Syria. "People don't have jobs and those who work have very low salaries."
Thousands demonstrated in front of Mexico’s federal legislature earlier this week demanding that lawmakers protect the true rights of Mexican women and children.
Part of Ukrainian priest Father Josafat Boyko’s ministry is to provide spiritual direction to soldiers fighting the Russian invasion.
Father Kirill Gorbunov said that “the majority of the people are suffering” and that “after a year of war [with Ukraine], there is no foreseeable solution.”
Some of the demonstrators also tried to attack Congresswoman América Rangel, who filed criminal complaints against with the attorney general.
The petition with more than 11,000 signatures was delivered to the Nicaraguan embassy in Mexico City and demands the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez.
“Many people have returned after having been isolated for a long time or having had to refrain from coming to the basilica,” said Monsignor Salvador Martínez.
Antoine Chahda, the Syrian Catholic archbishop of Aleppo, Syria, asked for prayers after a new 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Feb. 20.
“Hunger is more acute every day; there is great need in all sectors of the country.”
The appointment of Father Jacques Mourad, a Syrian priest, as archbishop was confirmed by Pope Francis on Jan. 7.
Sister Marija Zrno cares for young people but is also known for her knowledge of soccer and has sometimes shared her sports analysis on television channels.
The former president of Poland was in Mexico to participate in the first Conservative Political Action Conference in the country.
Tapachula sees the greatest influx of migrants from other countries heading north and is the Church’s first point of assistance for migrants in the country.
The men processed through Santo Domingo Plaza in the center of the Mexican capital proclaiming “Long live Christ the King!”
A Haitian priest has said a border wall being built by the Dominican Republic to stop Haitian emigration “is not the solution” to the problem.