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Mexican bishops present Pope Leo XIV with book on 132,000 missing persons

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Bishop Ramón Castro Castro, president of the Mexican bishops' conference, delivered a 200-page book to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Oct. 8. The book, titled “One Name, a Thousand Voices,” documents the cases of more than 132,000 people who have gone missing in Mexico amid an ongoing security crisis involving drug cartels.

The publication includes the names, photos, disappearance dates, and last known locations of 1,152 individuals. According to the book's introduction, the document serves as a witness to twenty years of violence that has impacted the country. The Mexican Church presented the work to the Pope to express a commitment to seeking justice, truth, and shared responsibility for those disappeared.

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Pope Leo XIV receives book on Mexico's missing persons

Earlier version, Tuesday 20 October

Mexican bishops give Pope Leo XIV book on 132,000 missing persons

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 20, 5:44 AM The Catholic Telegraph Ahead of pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiff
  2. Oct 20, 6:08 AM OSV News Ahead of pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiff
  3. Oct 20, 8:00 AM Catholic Review Ahead of pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiff
  4. Oct 20, 5:45 AM The Catholic Sun Ahead of pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiff
  5. Oct 20, 10:01 AM National Catholic Reporter Ahead of pope's surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country's missing persons to pontiff
  6. Oct 20, 12:37 PM The Monitor Ahead of Pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiff
  7. Oct 21, 5:29 AM The Leaven Ahead of pope’s surgery, Mexican bishops brought plight of country’s missing persons to pontiff

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