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Culiacán Diocese Calls for Peace March Amid Two Years of Violence

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Diocese of Culiacán called on residents to join a peace march on September 13, beginning with Mass at La Lomita and ending at the Basilica Cathedral.
  • The event marks two years of violence and insecurity that have affected families, communities, schools and economic activity in Sinaloa.
  • Bishop Jesús José Herrera Quiñónez urged participants to wear white and said the Church should not grow accustomed to suffering or allow fear to take away hope.

The Diocese of Culiacán is calling on families, young people, merchants, educators and other residents to take to the streets for peace on Sunday, September 13. The march will begin with Mass at 7 a.m. at the steps of La Lomita and continue to the Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Bishop Jesús José Herrera Quiñónez invited Catholics, civic groups and other people of goodwill to join the mobilization. The diocese asked participants to wear white as a public sign of their desire and commitment to peace.

We want our presence to be a public and serene expression of our faith, our hope and our commitment to life and fraternal coexistence.

· Jesús José Herrera QuiñónezThe bishop described the purpose of the peace march.

“We want our presence to be a public and serene expression of our faith, our hope and our commitment to life and fraternal coexistence,” the bishop said. He asked priests to suspend morning Masses in Culiacán’s parish communities that Sunday to make it easier for people to attend. Evening services may continue at their usual times.

We cannot become accustomed to pain or allow fear to steal our hope.

· Jesús José Herrera QuiñónezThe bishop urged residents to maintain hope amid prolonged insecurity.

The march comes as the diocese marks two years since Culiacán and other communities began facing a period of violence and insecurity. Herrera Quiñónez said the situation has brought pain, fear and uncertainty to families and has affected economic and educational activities. The Church, he said, has sought to stay close to those suffering, support affected families and communities, encourage solidarity and continue praying.

“We cannot become accustomed to pain or allow fear to steal our hope,” Herrera Quiñónez said. He added that the peace proposed by the Church does not mean indifference to suffering or the absence of conflict, but “comes from a heart reconciled with God and with our brothers and sisters.” The march will also remember those who have suffered and those who are no longer alive, while renewing a commitment to confront the region’s violence.

Comes from a heart reconciled with God and with our brothers and sisters.

· Jesús José Herrera QuiñónezThe bishop defined the kind of peace promoted by the Church.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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