Catholic Bishops in Mexico Express Concern Over Drug Cartels & Organized Crime | EWTN News Nightly

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Catholic bishops in Mexico are expressing their concern over the influence of drug cartels and organized crime in the months-long election process that started last week. In a statement before the start of early voting, the Mexican Bishop's Conference made a plea for law enforcement to "guarantee protection and an environment of peace". In addition to electing a successor to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico is also voting for state and federal representatives and senators and dozens of other elected officials. The final day of voting is June 2nd. Fellow for US-Mexico relations at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Alicia Galvan Lopez, joins to tell us more about the message from Mexico's Catholic bishops and whether they have done anything like this for previous elections. Galvan Lopez shares more about the concerns over the influence from the drug cartels and organized crime on the vote. She discusses how real a danger that is and what the influence would look like. We know there will be a new president to replace outgoing Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Galvan Lopez tells us about the candidates and where they stand on corruption and life issues. She fills us in on what other stories she is following. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf