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April 7, 2017

U.S. urged to consider conditions in Central America before mass deportation

Members of the Armed Forces of El Salvador at the launching ceremony of the Tri-National Force , aimed at fighting and disrupting street gangs, organized crime and cross-border violence by monitoring shared border areas.

MEXICO CITY – An international organization that works to prevent conflict urged the United States not to institute mass deportations or harsh anti-migration measures without checking on the conditions in the Central American countries to which it is returning migrants.

Published in International
February 11, 2017

Migrants staying put in Mexico, abandoning efforts to reach U.S.

Edelmiro Cardona poses for a photo in Saltillo, Mexico. He has decided to stay in Mexico rather than cross into the United States.

SALTILLO, Mexico – Edelmiro Cardona hardly had any time to flee his native Honduras with his brother when gang members came calling.

Published in International
July 22, 2014

With passion for projects, Franciscan works to give Hondurans options

Franciscan Father Alberto Gauci looks over a soccer stadium he is helping to build in Juticalpa, Honduras, where he has promoted public works projects for the past 31 years. The stadium, which cost approximate $2 million, is nearing completion.

JUTICALPA, Honduras - Franciscan Father Alberto Gauci's field of dreams unfolds in a remote corner of Central America, far from the limelight of the recently concluded World Cup. His soccer stadium sports a full-size pitch, floodlights for night games and covered seating for 20,000 screaming fans. There's even a parking lot.

Published in International
July 15, 2014

Vatican to support help for 'humanitarian emergency' of child migrants

Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena meets with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, in Mexico City July 13. Cardinal Parolin, shown with Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to Mexico, traveled to Mexico to di scuss the issue of child migrants from Central America with regional counterparts.

MEXICO CITY - The Vatican's secretary of state pledged full support for addressing the issue of child migrants streaming out of Central America in search of safety and family reunification in the United States.

Published in Vatican
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