Pope Francis Condemns Assassination of Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate
The slain politician had been an outspoken critic of the violence caused by drug trafficking.
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Cardinal Reveals He Was Detained by Drug Traffickers in Mexico
The cardinal lamented the current climate of violence in Mexico, including the recent killing of two Jesuit priests and another man in a church in the state of Chihuahua.
This Colombian Bishop in a Drug Trafficking Zone Receives Death Threats
At the end of January, the People’s Ombudsman's Office requested action in the face of the displacement of at least 700 people fleeing "intimidation and threats” from the Clan del Golfo, a drug-trafficking paramilitary group.
Body of Third Mexican Kidnapped Priest Found
Pope Francis, who has often condemned drug related crime and violence in Mexico, voiced his closeness to the country’s bishops in his Sunday Angelus address.
Mexico’s Mystery: Why Were Five Clergy Murdered Last Year?
NEWS ANALYSIS: The world's second-largest Catholic country is plagued by drug-related violence but also a strong current of anticlericalism.
Australia’s Bishops Appeal to Indonesia for Clemency
With two Australians on death row over their drug-trafficking convictions, they say jail is the appropriate punishment.
