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May 22, 2018

Religious leaders say new NAFTA shouldn't restrict access to medicines

Religious leaders say new NAFTA shouldn't restrict access to medicines
WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services was one of seven U.S. religious leaders asking that any new North American Free Trade Agreement "avoid enhanced and extended monopolies on life-essential medicines."
Published in International
January 13, 2018

Editorial: A lost opportunity with NAFTA

President Donald Trump (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shake hands during a joint press conference, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in the East Room of the White House.
One failing of the ongoing negotiations to amend the North American Free Trade Agreement is that leaders are fixated on wealth, not poverty.
Published in Editorial
November 29, 2017

Bishops bring concerns to NAFTA table

A woman holds a banner against a free trade agreement during a demonstration in late August to protest the start of the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations talks in Mexico City. Mexican and American bishops called on negotiators working to overhaul a 23-year-old trade agreement to ensure that any changes keep the needs of poor people foremost.
As negotiators sat down in Mexico City for the fifth round of NAFTA negotiations, U.S. and Mexican bishops warned that failure to come up with a fair deal on trade could fuel more violence and more illegal immigration at the Mexican-U.S. border.
Published in International
January 23, 2017

As Trump takes office, Mexican priests hear concerns over economic future

Demonstrators take part in a Jan. 9 protest against a fuel price hike in Mexico City.

REYNOSA, Mexico – Priests in factory towns say they're hearing concerns from parishioners as U.S. President Donald Trump demands companies stop investing into Mexico and start returning jobs north of the border.

Published in International