Thousands of Catholics prayed for Pope Francis’ recovery in the Sanctuary of Lujan, Argentina, on March 16.
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Mexican Catholics urge officials to ‘listen to victims’ amid grisly discovery of mass graves
by David Agrenby David AgrenThe discovery of an extermination camp has horrified many in Mexico, where nearly two decades of drug cartel violence has seemingly inured the population to such atrocities.
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Mexican bishop decry ‘cruelest’ expression of violence as cartel extermination camp discovered
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed outrage over the discovery of an extermination camp operated by a drug cartel, calling it “one of the cruelest expressions of …
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Mexican bishops decry ‘culture of death’ in Mexico, reiterating calls for unity
by David Agrenby David AgrenDrug cartels, migration through Mexico and economic concerns over possible tariffs “can be resolved in a climate of unity” and dialog, say nation’s bishops.
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Nicaragua calls Vatican ‘depraved’ for keeping Bishop Álvarez as head of two dioceses from afar
by David Agrenby David Agren(OSV News) — Nicaragua’s government issued a statement attacking the Vatican as “depraved” following interviews in which exiled Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa reaffirmed the pope’s desire for him to continue …
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Latin American church leaders decry ‘pain,’ ‘drama’ of deported compatriots
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — As Colombians deported from the United States Jan. 28 arrived to their home country on flights operated by Colombia’s military, shockwaves reverberate among Latin American bishops …
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Church leaders support migrants threatened by deportation plans, urge readiness to receive them
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago reassured migrants in his archdiocese that reports of a possible mass deportation by a new administration in Washington that would …
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Bishop Álvarez gives first interview since exile as Nicaragua cancels another Catholic group
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, steadfast Nicaraguan church leader, gave his first interview since being exiled to the Vatican in January 2024, and it came …
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(OSV News) — Venezuela’s bishops called for the country’s electoral decision to be respected on the eve of the Jan. 10 inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro, whose victory in the July …
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Mexican bishops urge truce as country celebrates feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Mexico’s Catholic clergy have called for a truce on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and on Christmas Day as criminal violence …