drug trafficking
Mexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels
By Fabiola SÁnchez — February 26, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) —This is the latest in a series of attempts by bishops and priests to get cartels to talk to each other in hopes of reducing bloody turf battles.
Catholic bishops in Mexico say they negotiated for possible peace accord with drug cartel leaders
By Fabiola SÁnchez — February 16, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drug cartels and gangs in Mexico don't just sell or smuggle drugs; they extort money from nearly every line of business in territories they control.
J. Dana Trent turns her drug-dealing childhood into a podcast about poverty and faith
By Yonat Shimron — September 24, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Breaking Good,’ a four-part podcast, tells a complex story of a dysfunctional churchgoing family living in a fading railroad town beset by poverty, addiction and mental illness.
Worshipping the patron saint of drug traffickers in Mexico
By Jair Cabrera Torres — May 2, 2017
CULIACAN, Mexico (RNS) On Wednesday, men, women and children of all ages will march in a procession in honor of Jesus Malverde, a Robin Hood-like folk hero.
Mexico trip: Pope to visit Ciudad Juarez prison, address border issues
By Rosie Scammell — December 14, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The pope’s visit to Ciudad Juarez will conclude his six-day tour of Mexico, starting on Feb. 12. The stop will draw attention to drug-related violence and the U.S. policy on migration.
Franciscan order on verge of bankruptcy after financial fraud is uncovered
By Josephine McKenna — December 19, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The scandal has shaken the order inspired by its founder’s devotion to poverty and prayer. It is active in 110 countries and had more than 14,000 members.
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