DRUG TRAFFICKING —
‘Extermination camp’ found in Mexico. The Church’s “closeness to all the victims and their families”
di Bruno DesideraAn ‘extermination camp’ used by drug cartels has been found in Mexico. The Church expressed its sadness for the victims…
AGAINST VIOLENCE —
The Mexican Church at the forefront of the network of dialogue. The objective: to build an agenda of peace
di Bruno Desidera*The message is loud and clear: in Mexico “it is time to act”, and to create a “national Network for…
CENTRAL AMERICA —
Mexico: Jesuits exposed to drug traffickers violence remain steadfast in their mission
di Paolo Manzo*Priests and nuns are in the crosshairs of Mexico’s criminal syndicates, whose drug lords control large parts of the country.…
Day of Pryer —
Mexico’s desaparecidos. María Herrera Magdaleno, one of the mothers, met with the Pope: “May the perpetrators repent”
di Bruno DesideraThe words of María Herrera Magdaleno, mother of four desaparecidos children, come on the eve of a day of prayer…
MIGRANTS —
Summit of the Americas: 14,000 protestors march to be heard
di Maddalena MalteseThousands of migrants are marching in protest, including at least 126 pregnant women and over 70 people with physical disabilities.…
MIGRANTS —
The military barrier stretches from northern to southern borders. So that no one may enter
di Bruno Desidera (*)Acting as “gendarmes” in place of their distinguished US neighbours. Or rather, “doing the dirty work”, in exchange for aids,…
VIOLENCE —
Mexico: dozens of priests killed and threatened by organised crime groups and drug dealers
di Bruno DesideraMexico’s criminal violence has taken a heavy toll even on priests, with some 30 killings reported since 2012, based on…
ENVIRONMENT —
Drought is scorching Mexico. Quinones Peña (sociologist): “There are clear human, political, social, urban and economic responsibilities”
di Bruno Desidera (*)It hasn’t rained for months in a country already afflicted by the pandemic and facing severe economic and social crisis.…
DEFORESTATION —
Monoculture plantations where forests are burning, territories devastated: native peoples’ “resistance” in the wake of Laudato Si
di Bruno Desidera*Uncontrolled deforestation, land devastation, forest fires. To combat the damaging effects of monoculture, the mobilisation of the local community in…
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 —
Mexico. A “mega” diocesan mission in the capital in response to the pandemic
di Bruno Desidera*Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world, probably the one with the highest number of Catholics…
JUSTICE —
Coronavirus Covid-19: Detained migrants on the Mexican-U.S. border risk dying
di Magdalene MalteseThe heartfelt appeal of the Bishop of El Paso, Msgr. Mark J. Seitz, to immigration officers guarding entry from Mexico:…
