The embargo “undeniably has a negative influence on the life of the people,” Archbishop Celli told Vatican Radio Nov. 13.
“We pledge...to ensure that all C.C.H.D. funds are used faithfully, effectively and in accord with Catholic social and moral teaching,” said Bishop Roger P. Morin.
The growing number of people in U.S. detention centers has made the issue of access even more urgent.
In a letter on Nov. 12, the Mexican bishops’ conference rebuked narcotics-trafficking cartelsfor their murderous ways.