Chilpancingo Bishop Located After Kidnapping
Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodríguez said National Anti-Kidnapping Coordination would aid in the investigation into Rangel’s abduction
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AMLO Reacts to Church Leaders’ Proposed ‘Commitment to Peace’
All three presidential candidates – Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Jorge Álvarez Máynez – are expected to sign the “Commitment to Peace” come Monday, March 11
Read moreGuerrero Church Leaders Propose Anti-Violence Pact with Local Cartels
The state bishops indicated that the region’s cartel leaders seemingly refused the truce due to an unwillingness to cede territory
Read moreIturbide’s Legacy: Independence and the Flag
Just as important as Hidalgo is the man that crafted the country’s independent separation from Spain after three centuries of colonization, Agustín de Iturbide
Read moreNavigating Mexico: Article 33
Mexicans and foreigners in Mexico alike love to make reference to the country’s Article 33, a clause in the constitution that prohibits non-Mexicans from being involved in internal national affair
Read moreCandelaria: A Tasty End to the Christmas Holiday Season
Many rural communities see Candelaria as a time to bless the seeds for the new year’s sowing, as well as the candles that will be used for religious purposes.
Read moreOpposition Bloc against AMLO’s Electoral Reform Grows
By MARK LORENZANA The contentious electoral reform spearheaded by deputies from the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has further divided the country, and two groups have emerged thus far: those who have called for a complete transformation — or even scrapping — of the National Electoral Institute (INE), and those who are
Read moreScrapping of Electoral Institute a Threat to Democracy, Says Majority of Mexicans
By MARK LORENZANA Only 13 percent of Mexicans believe that the National Electoral Institute (INE) should be eliminated, 31 percent support some sort of electoral reform and 53 percent think that the INE has been doing a good job so far, according to a telephone survey conducted by Mexican daily newspaper Reforma from Wednesday, Oct. 26, to Saturday, Oct. 29.
Read moreNavigating Mexico: Day of the Dead Goes Global
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — Mexico’s two-day Day of the Dead celebration (Nov. 1 and Nov. 2) has always been an intricate element of the national culture, taking its roots in pre-Hispanic observations and incorporating Christian tweets under the watchful eyes of the Catholic Church during colonial times. But how did celebrating the Day of the
Read moreThou Shalt Not Kill
OPINION By ENRIQUE KRAUZE The Catholic Church has raised its critical voice on the distressing issue of crime in Mexico, all in good time. The call prompted me to talk with my friend, the Catholic poet Julio Hubard, about the ethical responsibility of the state to defend its citizens. Enrique Krauze: The government has wanted to surround the “hugs, not
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