Mexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels

In the state of Guerrero, one of the most violent in the country, four bishops met with members of criminal cartels, fighting for control of territory, in the hope of obtaining a truce.

Mexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels

Roman Catholic churchmen have helped arrange a truce between two warring drug cartels whose turf wars have blooded the state of Guerrero in southern Mexico, a priest said Thursday.

Mexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels

MEXICO CITY (AP) —This is the latest in a series of attempts by bishops and priests to get cartels to talk to each other in hopes of reducing bloody turf battles. The post Mexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels appeared first on Religion News Service.

Mexican Church Officials Arrange Uneasy Peace Between Drug Cartels

Roman Catholic church officials have reportedly helped ease tensions between two drug cartels who have caused havoc in southern Mexico, according to the AP.

Mexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest in Mexico says churchmen have helped arrange a truce between two warring drug cartels whose turf wars have blooded the state of Guerrero. It is the latest in a series of attempts by bishops and priests to get cartels to talk to each other about reducing their bloody turf battles. The implicit assumption is that the cartels will divide up the territories where they cha…

Mexican church officials have helped arrange a truce between 2 warring drug cartels

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest in Mexico says churchmen have helped arrange a truce between two warring drug cartels whose turf wars have blooded the state of Guerrero. It is the latest in a series of attempts by bishops and priests to get cartels to talk to each other about reducing their bloody turf battles. The implicit assumption is that the cartels will divide up the territories where they cha…