Amid a wave of violence that has shaken Mexico, including the murder of two high-ranking officials in the capital, the Church is redoubling its efforts to restore peace.

Mexican authorities have not said whether they see the slayings as targeted. They come after a year of heightened political ...

In Sinaloa province, Mexican troops have largely contained an ongoing war between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. The ...

Gunmen killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who ...

Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s ruling Morena party, was gunned down Sunday in Texistepec, Veracruz ...

Gunmen have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who ...

Scores of political candidates have been killed in Mexico in recent years. The latest victim was a mayoral candidate in the ...

A candidate for mayor and three of her supporters were murdered on Sunday during a campaign event in Texistepec, Veracruz, ...

At worst, the election could be marred by violence and its legitimacy called into question. Mexico’s last federal election ...

Arbitrary arrests, beatings, repeated threats... With one month to go before the legislative and local elections scheduled for 5 June, the upsurge in violence against journalists in Burundi is cause ...

Leaders across Mexico and Central America have warmly welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, hailing his appointment as a ...