Mexican peasants and mothers of missing say diocese barring them from popeJuárez residents, who have suffered horrific violence, request audience with Francis during his visit to border by Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Mesh wire was hurriedly...

Bishop: Natural resources are being snatched from indigenous MexicansNewly formed people's assembly aims to rewrite political and legal order to better protect poor from private interests by Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez MEXICO CITY — The voice of the Dominican friar Raúl...

Terror in Coahuila: ‘Everything became hell’ after Zetas entered prisonsState authorities have since regained control, but inmates say torture and murder continue by Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez Editor’s note: This is the last in a three-part series, “Terror in Coahuila.”...

Terror in Coahuila: Gas reserves beneath turf war in northern Mexico?Texas researchers link spike in murders and disappearances to land grab in energy-rich Burgos Basin by Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series, “Terror in...

Terror in Coahuila: Up to 300 disappeared in Mexico’s forgotten massacre43 missing students sparked outrage around the world, but earlier atrocity in northern Mexico went virtually ignored by Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part...

Foto: Yuri Cortez / AFP / Getty ImagesCloser look at massacre in Mexico reveals glimpse of corruptionDiscovery of mass graves of the disappeared raises questions of authorities colluding with cartels by Michelle García & Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez SALTILLO,...