Mexico City, Mexico, Jun 19, 2019 / 23:39 pm
A delegation from the Mexican Bishops' Conference met June 17 with the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, discussing the country's migration crisis and efforts to establish peace.
The bishops' conference said in a statement that they met with López Obrador and discussed "addiction prevention, the advancement of youth, prison ministry, ecology and sustainable development, family, the defense of life, healthcare, and pastoral ministry in the military."
The bishops told the president "that the Catholic Church wants to fulfill its mission joining the search for the common good within the framework of a positive secularism, where the full exercise of religious freedom strengthens democracy," the communiqué said.
The Mexican bishops said that they received from López Obrador "a cordial reception, attentive listening, and a great willingness to maintain a collaborative and coordinated effort for the good of the people that inhabit and traverse our homeland."