Mexico

Mr Chesnut says devotees have begun to recognise Santa Muerte as the reincarnation of Mictecacihuatl and reclaim the Day of the Dead as her unofficial feast day, provoking what he says is a "huge panic" within the Catholic Church. … [Read more...] about Santa Muerte: The rise of Mexico’s death ‘saint’

"The cartels have multiplied, the number of dead has risen exponentially, corruption is deeper every day - we see it. So when we hear the president of the Republic saying his strategy is working, we think he's either in an ivory tower and has no idea what's actually going on, or basically he's a liar. I'm going with the latter!" … [Read more...] about Mexico church divided over drug wars

"At this time when so many families are separated or forced to emigrate, when so many are suffering due to poverty, corruption, domestic violence, drug trafficking, the crisis of values and increased crime, we come to Mary in search of consolation, strength and hope," he said in a prayer. … [Read more...] about Pope Benedict XVI condemns Mexico’s drug violence

"They sliced open the victims' veins and, while they were still alive, they waited for them to bleed to death and collected the blood in a container," he said. … [Read more...] about Mexico arrests over La Santa Muerte cult killings

“I fully expect - though I’m humble enough that I can’t accurately predict - that by the time we get to the fall that we will have this under control enough, that it certainly will not be the way it is now, where people are shutting schools." … [Read more...] about Dr Fauci says he ‘thinks we’ll be in good shape’ to re-open schools in the fall