In Mexico, over 430,000 people have been murdered since the onset of the so-called war on drugs in 2006. As the country observes its most significant religious holiday on Thurs-day, the Catholic Church hopes the occasion will serve as an inspiration to end the ongoing violence.
Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Mexico City.
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