Category: Human Rights
CATHOLIC NEWSLINK News.va: “Pope condemns brutal killing of two Mexican priests”
… Poza Rica and its surrounding territory has been the scene of drug-related gang violence and trafficking for many years. But it’s unclear why the Catholic priests were targeted. Priests have been killed before in Mexico, but many of the killings have occurred in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero. The two murders bring the total number of Catholic priests
» Read moreNEWSWATCH: “Pope Francis visits 20 women rescued from prostitution” – NewsVa
Pope Francis visited a refugee centre … as part of his ‘Friday of Mercy’ gestures during this Jubilee Year of Mercy. … Pope Francis met 20 women rescued from the sex trade … trafficked from … Romania, Albania, Nigeria, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Italy. … victims of severe physical abuse … another reminder of the need to fight against human trafficking,
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