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November 23, 2017

Adoration has made Juarez a safer city, priest says

Prisoners attend a meeting with Pope Francis at Cereso prison in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 17, 2016
Juarez, Mexico – Juarez, located in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico, was considered from 2008 to 2010 to be one of the the most dangerous cities in the world, due to drug trafficking violence and the constant struggles for power and territory between the cartels.
Published in International
October 7, 2016

Argentine priest who criticized drug trafficking found dead at his home

An undated photo of Father Juan Heraldo Viroche, an Argentine priest who has been outspoken against drug trafficking. Father Viroche was found dead in his home Oct 5.

MEXICO CITY – An outspoken Argentine priest known for denouncing the threat of drug trafficking and warning of rising crime in the northern part of the country was found hanged Oct. 5 in his parish home.

Published in International