It’s not often a priest receives cheers for hearing confessions, but that’s exactly what happened to Father Christopher O’Connor when he traveled to Chalco, Mexico, last month to assist a group of sisters at a school they run for girls.
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Six Suspects to be Charged in Deadly Mexico Migrant Center Blaze
After a federal investigation, a Mexican court issued arrest warrants for six people on March 30 for their connection to a fire that killed at least 40 migrants at an immigration detention center in the border city Ciudad Juárez.
Thousands From the Diocese Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe
Thousands of Catholics made their annual pilgrimage to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady Of Guadalupe at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on Dec. 12.
Government to Lift Health Measure That Blocks Entrance of Asylum-Seekers
News reports say the Biden administration may lift a public health measure in May that was put in place at the start of the coronavirus pandemic that has kept asylum-seekers out.
Synodal Process Is Cross-Border Event for South Texas, Mexico Contingents
The synodal process bridged an international border March 27 when the bishops of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico to celebrate Sunday Mass with the bishop of Matamoros.
Mexican Bishops Condemn Soccer Brawl, Call for Respect and Tolerance
Mexican church leaders condemned a horrific brawl between fans at a professional soccer match, images of which horrified the country and raised uncomfortable questions about rising violence further permeating Mexican life.
Bishops Urge Mexico to Return to Policy of ‘Open Arms’
The Mexican bishops’ migrant ministry has called on the federal government to return to a policy of “open arms” as the country experiences heavy waves of migration — most visibly with Haitians, who recently traveled the length of Mexico to the U.S. border in large numbers.
Bishops on U.S.-Mexico Border Lament Mexican Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling
When Bishop James Tamayo held his priest council meeting on Sept. 8, he asked his priests — many of whom are Mexican nationals — if they had heard the news of the Mexican supreme court vote the day before that essentially legalized abortion in the country.
Mexican Bishops Express Sorrow After Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion
The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed sorrow over a unanimous Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion, while other church leaders called on Catholics to “not to be indifferent” on issues of life.
Church Leaders Decry Supreme Court Decision Reinstating Remain in Mexico Policy
In Tijuana, on the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border, Father Pat Murphy assesses at least 2,000 migrants camping on a cement pavilion outside of an immigration facility. His migration shelter is full, and even more people are living on the streets.