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Bishops urge conversion amid drug gang violence in Ecuador
Drug trafficking gangs in Ecuador have reacted to the government’s efforts to retake control of the prisons by launching a... Read more
Cardinal reveals he was detained by drug traffickers in Mexico
Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega lamented the current climate of violence in Mexico at a June 26 press conference. Read more
Mexican diocese prays for peace as capture, release of El Chapo's son sparks violence
Following hours of heavy fighting in a city in Northern Mexico as officials detained and then released the son of... Read more
Colombian bishop to bless entire city to counter violence
Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya of Buenaventura will perform blessings throughout his cathedral city Saturday, hoping to counter it's extreme... Read more
Cartel battle leaves church looted, bullet-ridden in western Mexico
A clash between drug trafficking cartels last week left a church pillaged and full of bullet holes in a village... Read more
Parish of priest who denounced drug traffickers attacked in Argentina
Mary Our Queen parish and Paul VI school in Rosario, Argentina, were the target of an attack by criminals apparently... Read more
Colombia drug route battle leaves residents trapped in homes
Residents of the Catatumbo region of Colombia, which borders Venezuela, are trapped in their own homes due to an ongoing... Read more
Church in Brazil laments tragedy of gang-fueled prison riots
After nearly 100 inmates died in gang-related riots at prisons in northern Brazil through Jan. 8, Church officials in the... Read more
Body of third priest kidnapped in Mexico found
Less than a week after two Catholic priests in Mexico were found murdered after having been abducted from their parishes,... Read more
How Pope Francis proposes to fight drug violence in Mexico
Speaking to laborers in the Mexican City of Juarez on Wednesday, Pope Francis laid out several key areas of focus... Read more
Mexican bishop: 'El Chapo' blood money should be returned to community
Bishop Benjamin Castillo Plascencia of Celaya, Mexico praised the capture of the notorious drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as... Read more
'It's hard to think there was no complicity' – Mexican bishop on 'El Chapo' escape
Three Mexican bishops have spoken out in recent days about public sector corruption in their nation, highlighting the escape of... Read more
Indonesia draws international outcry for executing drug traffickers
The Australian bishops joined their voices to the international condemnation of the Indonesian government's execution of foreign drug traffickers last... Read more
Vatican: Pope's 'Mexicanization' comment not intended to offend
The Vatican on Wednesday issued a statement clarifying a private comment made by Pope Francis to a friend warning that... Read more
Jail, not death: appropriate punishment according to Australia's bishops
With two of their nationals on Indonesia's death row over drug trafficking offenses, the Australian bishops are appealing to the... Read more
Pope: problem of drug use is not solved by other drugs
In a message for an international conference on enforcing drug laws, Pope Francis denounced the trend of offering addicts narcotics... Read more
Mexican bishops call for solution amid Michoacan violence
The Mexican bishops called on government leaders to find a comprehensive solution to the violence that is afflicting the country,... Read more
Mexico grateful for Church help in weapons surrender program
Mexico's federal district thanked the Archdiocese of Mexico City for its help in a weapons surrender program which took place... Read more
Mexican cardinal warns of immigrants forced to transport drugs
A retired Mexican cardinal warned that drug traffickers are leveling death threats against immigrants from Central America to recruit them... Read more
Peruvian archbishop condemns rise in terrorism, drug trafficking
Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren of Piura urged Peruvians to pray for the Virgin Mary's intercession, as drug trafficking and terrorism... Read more
