The archbishop of San Salvador said he supported government efforts to combat crime in El Salvador, a day after more than 10,000 heavily armed troops marched into a large, working-class suburb of San Salvador long plagued by gangs.
Salvadoran archbishop supports military might in poor municipality
Mexican bishops call for day of prayer against crippling violence
The Mexican bishops’ conference, the Jesuits and Mexican conference of religious superiors have asked dioceses, parishes and religious congregations to celebrate Masses and pray for peace July 10 “in significant places that represent” the more than 250,000 Mexicans murdered and 100,000 disappeared over the past 15 years of violence, driven by drug cartel confrontations.
After Jesuit murders, Mexican bishops urge president to revise strategy
The bishops’ statement followed the slayings of two Jesuits and a person they were protecting in their parish — a crime attributed to a local crime boss in a part of the country dominated by drug cartels, rife with poverty and long neglected by the state.