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May 31, 2017

Bishops in southern Mexico face threats from organized criminal group

A group of armed civilians is seen May 28 in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. Bishops in Guerrero have suffered threats from organized criminal groups as they serve a region rife with drug cartel activities and parishes located in impoverished indigenous communities where people eke out existences by cultivating opium poppies.

MEXICO CITY – Bishops in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero have suffered threats from organized criminal groups as they serve a region rife with drug cartel activities and parishes located in impoverished indigenous communities where people eke out existences by cultivating opium poppies.

Published in International
October 10, 2014

Families of missing Mexican students cling to faith as search continues

Margarito Ramirez shows a picture of his 20-year-old son, Carlos Ivan Ramirez Villarreal, Oct. 8, who was among the 43 students missing in Mexico's Guerrero state. The Sept. 26 disappearance of so many students in Guerrero states has sparked internationa l outrage and soul searching among many Mexicans.

TIXTLA, Mexico - Families of 43 students who "disappeared" in Guerrero state spend their time praying at the teacher training college the students attended. They plead for intervention from Our Lady of Guadalupe and pray the rosary in front of a makeshift St. James shrine, adorned with flowers placed in plastic Pepsi and mayonnaise bottles and set up in a common area adorned with murals of Che Guevara and other revolutionaries.

Published in International