Nuns hope international spotlight from World Cup shines on Mexico's disappeared

Performers are seen at Estadio Azteca, renamed Mexico City Stadium for the FIFA World Cup, during the opening ceremony June 11, 2026, before the match between Mexico and South Africa. (OSV News/Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach)

As Mexicans show their zeal for soccer everywhere during FIFA's World Cup 2026, families of Mexico's more than 130,000 disappeared want the country to have that same obsession for those who are missing.

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Una copa rota: el Mundial 2026 frente a la crisis de los desaparecidos en México

Mientras México celebra el Mundial de la FIFA 2026, más de 134 000 personas siguen desaparecidas y sus familias no pueden celebrar. Antes del torneo, cientos de bolsas con restos humanos fueron halladas a pocos kilómetros del Estadio Akron, en Guadalajara. Religiosas Combonianas, Franciscanas, Carmelitas y Apostólicas del Sagrado Corazón acompañan a las familias en su dolor y búsqueda de los desaparecidos. "La verdadera victoria será que vuelvan a casa", dice una de ellas.

Children from the Infant Jesus Children's Home and Dinasevanasabha nuns enjoy a beach in Mangaluru, southern India, with the Dinasevanasabha (Servants of the Poor) nuns. (Thomas Scaria)

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