Mexico
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Migrants staying put in Mexico, abandoning efforts to reach U.S.
By DAVID AGREN, Catholic News Service
Published February 13, 2017SALTILLO, Mexico (CNS)—Edelmiro Cardona hardly had any time to flee his native Honduras with his brother when gang members came calling. Cardona, who left behind a wife and 4-year-old daughter, explained how his brother had built a house and rented it, only to have gangsters, who were related to the tenant, move in and refuse […] Full Story | En Español
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Families, even tired ones, feed love into society, pope says
By DAVID AGREN, Catholic News Service
Published March 3, 2016SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (CNS)—While in Mexico, Pope Francis warned against moves to diminish the importance of the family, peppering his talk Feb. 15 with anecdotes and off-the-cuff remarks that kept a packed soccer stadium cheering, laughing and applauding. Speaking under a scorching-hot sun as dozens were treated for heat stroke, the pope […]