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Mexican presidential candidates Jorge Álvarez Máynez, Xóchitl Gálvez, and Claudia Sheinbaum each signed the "National Commitment to Peace."

Mexico’s presidential candidates sign Catholic Church’s ‘Commitment to Peace’ initiative

Mar 13, 2024

By Diego López Colín

The three candidates running for president of Mexico met in the country’s capital March 11 to sign the National Commitment... Read more

Mexican presidential candidates Xóchitl Gálvez and Claudia Sheinbaum met separately with Pope Francis.

Mexican presidential candidates meet with Pope Francis

Feb 16, 2024

By Diego López Colín

2024 Mexican presidential candidates Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz and Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo met separately with Pope Francis this week. Read more

Ballot boxes for federal elections in Mexico City, June 6, 2021.

Mexican Electoral Tribunal rules political party's pro-life ads 'offensive'

Nov 9, 2021

By David Ramos

Mexico’s Electoral Tribunal ruled Thursday that political ads against abortion and adoption by same-sex couples from the the Solidarity Encounter... Read more

Mexican bishops ask that election results be respected

Jun 8, 2021

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Mexican bishops’ conference on Monday asked the political forces in the country to respect the results of Sunday’s elections... Read more

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Male political candidates in Mexican state use gender ideology to file as trans women

May 26, 2021

By David Ramos

To avoid being left out of the 2021 Mexican elections because of a constitutional principle of “gender parity”, 18 male... Read more

A basketball court serves as a polling place for voters during the 2018 Mexican general election, in Hermosillo, Sonora. Credit: Harry Thomas Flower/Shutterstock.

Xalapa archdiocese gives guidelines for 'responsible discernment' in Mexican legislative election

May 24, 2021

By ACI Prensa

The Archdiocese of Xalapa offered on Sunday four guidelines for  “responsible discernment” when casting a vote in the upcoming legislative... Read more

Michoacan bishops to politicians: 'Don't fall into making false promises that sow unrealistic expectations'

May 18, 2021

By David Ramos

With less than a month before the 2021 Mexican legislative election, the bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Morelia in... Read more