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 —
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:…
Central America —
Migrant caravan. Exodus from Honduras blocked at Mexican border. Thousands dream the United States
di Bruno DesideraMore than 4,000 people have already reached the Mexican border, about two thirds are Honduran, the others are from El…
STORIES FROM THE BORDER —
A nun, volunteer workers and a nightclub in Texas turned into a hostel for asylum-seekers
di Maddalena Maltese, from TexasReportage from the Texas-Mexico border: the reception centre for migrants arriving from Central America in search of a better life…
MESSAGE —
Mexico: the bishops about migrants, “dignity of people sold out for a plate of lentils”, the government “bowed to US impositions”
MIGRANTS —
US-Mexico: mgr. Seitz (El Paso), “America has forgotten God”
RECEPTION —
USA-Mexico border: broken existences and saved lives
di Maddalena MalteseWhat is really happening on the USA-Mexico border? A reportage on the aftermath of the tragedy that saw the death…
