The Mexican president has made morality a pillar of his pandemic response, emphasizing clean living and moral rectitude in frequent messages to the nation.
Sister Norma Pimentel called for an end to the "Remain in Mexico" policy that keeps would-be asylum-seekers on the other side of the border until their case is adjudicated.
A Vatican task force considering the issues concerning the world today is urging an end to arms production in favor of tackling the problems of human health, peace and security.
With the virus raging in the American southwest, public worship has been again suspended with the goal of preventing any additional spread of the disease.
Bishops from around the world are demanding that governments pay attention to the plight of workers in the international supply chain, stating that "acts of violence and suffering" are the result of behaviors of irresponsible companies.