Crime

Mexican priest shot, gravely injured in the Diocese of Tabasco

David Agren · July 2, 2025

A Mexican priest remains in serious condition after being shot four times while traveling to minister to a sick person—an attack reinforcing Mexico's reputation as one of the world's most dangerous for clergy, despite its large Catholic population.

Mexican bishops condemn slaying of 7 young people at parish festival

David Agren · May 21, 2025

The Mexican bishops' conference has condemned a massacre of seven young people—including minors—at a parish festival, while urging action on the part of authorities amid rising violence and warning the population to avoid indifference in the face of recurring atrocities.

Archbishop Miller calls for prayer after deadly attack claims 11 at Filipino community festival

B.C. Catholic · April 28, 2025

Archbishop J. Michael Miller reacted with sadness and called for prayers after a man drove an SUV into a crowd of people at a Vancouver Filipino street festival Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring numerous others.

Mexican bishops decry 'cruelest' expression of violence as cartel extermination camp discovered

David Agren · March 13, 2025

The Mexican bishops' conference expressed outrage over the discovery of an extermination camp operated by a drug cartel, calling it "one of the cruelest expressions of evil and human misery that we've seen in the country," and alleging such sites exist in other parts of Mexico.

Charges laid in attack on priest at Winnipeg parish

Quinton Amundson · February 12, 2025

A 50-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon and disturbing an assemblage of persons after disrupting a Feb. 9 evening Mass at Holy Ghost Parish where he attempted to stab the parish pastor during Mass.

British Catholic high school reeling from the loss of student in stabbing incident

Andy Drozdziak · February 6, 2025

The Catholic community in Sheffield, England, is in shock after the "tragic" stabbing of 15-year-old schoolboy Harvey Willgoose at All Saints Catholic High School led to the death of a student hailed as "one of our own" and "a best friend to all."