The Catholic bishops of neighboring Mexico are reacting to the wave of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids that are provoking unrest in various cities.
In 2019, Robert Prevost, as bishop of Chiclayo, initiated a process with the Vatican for the recognition of a 17th-century Eucharistic miracle in Peru.
El Salvador’s Catholic bishops have published a pastoral letter warning of the risk of turning the Central American nation into a "large international prison."
Amid a wave of violence that has shaken Mexico, including the murder of two high-ranking officials in the capital, the Church is redoubling its efforts to restore peace.
From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of transportation have evolved considerably over the years.
The ordination of 23 new Legionaries of Christ priests took place in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, one of the four great papal basilicas in Rome, on May 3.
Thousands of people participated in the March for Life on May 3 in Mexico City to mark 18 years since abortion was decriminalized in Mexico’s capital.
Mexico’s Yucatán state Congress has approved the decriminalization of abortion up to 12 weeks of gestation.
Mexican Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra is the world’s oldest bishop and is one of only four surviving bishops who participated in the Second Vatican Council.
Sisters Evanette Onezaire and Jeanne Voltaire, members of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, were murdered in Haiti by armed gangs.
Twenty-three men will be ordained as new Legionaries of Christ priests at the Vatican this spring.
The Catholic Church in Mexico expressed its “profound indignation and grief” following the discovery of an organized crime training and extermination camp.
In the state of Jalisco, the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Most Holy Mary in Guadalajara was tagged with graffiti on its walls with slogans in favor of abortion.
In a statement issued on March 5, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference specifically pointed out problems such as “the decriminalization and promotion of abortion.”
The abortion decriminalization measure, promoted by Campeche state’s Human Rights Commission, was passed Feb. 24 in a closed session of the state congress.
Last month, at the beginning of his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump announced various measures that directly affect Mexico.
Among the measures announced are the reactivation of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, mass deportations, and an order seeking to eliminate U.S. citizenship by birthright.
Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi acknowledged the influence of organized crime in some areas of Mexico, thus partially backing recent statements by Donald Trump.
Like all Catholic churches built in Mexico before 1992, the church is federal property, so repairing it is the responsibility of the civil authorities.
Pope Francis emphasized the words of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Juan Diego during the Mass celebrated Dec. 12 in St. Peter’s Basilica.