Amid intensifying inter-cartel violence in Mexico, a shootout in Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members while one local cartel leader was arrested, according to the defense ministry

Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside the Sinaloa drug cartel.

Rev. Marcelo Pérez was shot dead by two gunmen when he was in his van, just after he had finished celebrating Mass, the state prosecutors' office said.

Gunmen in Mexico have shot dead a Catholic priest who was an outspoken advocate for indigenous rights and who had condemned the violence plaguing his community. Father Marcelo Pérez was killed after celebrating Mass in the southern state of Chiapas on Sunday,

Dramatic scenes unfolded after a mass in Mexico, where drug cartels murdered Father Marcelo Perez. The Jesuit was known for combating violence and drug addiction. This brutal crime was condemned by the country's president,