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How International Gang MS-13 Combines Satanism and Death Into New Religion

29 Jul 2018
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Corey Barnett

Violent Gang Is One Of Many Worshipping “Santa Muerte” President Trump uses the pan-South American gang, Mara Salvatrucha 13, as a favored boogeyman in his speeches about the dangers of illegal...

First Jewish Woman Elected Mayor of Mexico City

07 Jul 2018
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Nathan Glover

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo first held a political position in 2017. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo made history by setting two firsts: being both the first woman and the first Jew to hold the post. Mexico...

The Strange Relationship Between Christianity and Mexican Politics

04 Jul 2018
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Derek Welch

With The Election Of Presidential Hopeful Andrés Manuel López Obrador Almost Assured Will It Change Religion And Politics Forever? Mexico is on the edge of a revolution. For the first time in nearly...

Pope Francis Calls Trump “Immoral” on Immigration

22 Jun 2018
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Corey Barnett

Leader Of The Catholic Church Continues To Speak Out For Social Justice Pope Francis heavily criticized the Trump administration’s policy to separate parents from their children at the United States-Mexico...

Why Are Priests Being Massacred In Mexico?

01 May 2018
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Nathan Glover

Drugs, Corruption, and Violence Converging Together Mexico has become the most dangerous place to be a priest. Three priests have been killed this past week in Mexico. This makes 23 murders since...

Mexicans Turn to Church After Earthquake, But Many Historic Churches are Destroyed

26 Sep 2017
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Corey Barnett

Puebla city was near the epicenter of the earthquake A number of Mexican towns like Cholula have a rich colonial architectural history. Many churches are found in these places. The recent earthquake...

05 Jan 2017
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Derek Welch

List by International Christian Concern includes countries such as Mexico, Russia, and even the U.S. International Christian Concern (ICC) has released a document titled the "2016 Hall of Shame Report"...

Pope Francis Offers Voting Advice to Americans

04 Oct 2016
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Gary Nguyen

Pope Francis wants U.S. Catholic voters to "pray and choose in conscience" The political scene in the United States has blown up with the coming elections in just over a month’s time. As political...

Pope Francis Supports Protests Against Gay Rights in Mexico

27 Sep 2016
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Derek Welch

Pope backs gay rights protest in Mexico defending traditional heterosexual marriage. Despite the popular belief that Pope Francis' actions are indicating the arrival of an era when the Catholic...

19 May 2016
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Nathan Glover

Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed the legalization of same-sex marriage. Mexico's main religion is Roman Catholicism. Around 83 percent of the population are Roman Catholics. In fact,...