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A man walks on his knees in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City Dec. 10. Thousands of Mexican Catholics travel to Mexico City to attend celebrations for the Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day on Dec. 12. (CNS photo/David Agren)
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David Agren - Catholic News Service
Dressed in green T-shirts and clutching statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe covered in plastic, a group of pilgrims from Guerrero prayed, posed for photos in front of the basilica dedicated to the national patroness, set out on a march to their hometown in the hills south of Mexico City.They described
Comboni Father John Ssenyondo
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David Agren - Catholic News Service
The remains of a missionary priest missing for months were recovered from a mass grave in the southern state of Guerrero, adding to the horror of the crimes and killings in a region now notorious for the disappearance and possible deaths of 43 teacher trainees.Ugandan Comboni Father John Ssenyondo w
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David Agren - Catholic News Service
Bishops in the southern state of Guerrero asked federal and local officials to prioritize finding 43 missing teacher trainees, who authorities allege were detained by crooked cops and delivered to members of a drug cartel.In a letter issued Oct. 15, the bishops outlined an increasingly bleak securit
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David Agren - Catholic News Service
Families of 43 students who "disappeared" in Guerrero state spend their time praying at the teacher training college the students attended.They plead for intervention from Our Lady of Guadalupe and pray the rosary in front of a makeshift St. James shrine, adorned with flowers placed in pla
A metalworking student uses a lathe at a Fe y Alegria training center in San Salvador. The Jesuit educational organization uses training to improve the lives of young men and that might otherwise emigrate.
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David Agren - Catholic News Service
The Jesuit-run program Fe y Alegria offers alternatives to gangs and emigration.