People hold Mexican and Palestinian flags as faithful participate in a pilgrimage organised by a Catholic Church to pray for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on September 28, 2025. — Reuters
People hold Mexican and Palestinian flags as faithful participate in a pilgrimage organised by a Catholic Church to pray for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on September 28, 2025. — Reuters

A woman prays as an acolyte holding a Palestinian flag walks with faithful participating in a pilgrimage organised by a Catholic Church to pray for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on September 28, 2025. — Reuters
A woman prays as an acolyte holding a Palestinian flag walks with faithful participating in a pilgrimage organised by a Catholic Church to pray for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on September 28, 2025. — Reuters

A girl, wearing a Palestinian flag, stands with another girl, who is holding a combination flag with details of a Palestinian keffiyeh and a Palestinian flag with “Palestine” written in the center, at a cathedral after participating in a pilgrimage organised by the Catholic Church to pray for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on September 28, 2025. — Reuters
A girl, wearing a Palestinian flag, stands with another girl, who is holding a combination flag with details of a Palestinian keffiyeh and a Palestinian flag with “Palestine” written in the center, at a cathedral after participating in a pilgrimage organised by the Catholic Church to pray for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on September 28, 2025. — Reuters

People hold Palestinian flags as faithful participate in a pilgrimage organised by a Catholic Church to pray for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on September 28, 2025. — Reuters
People hold Palestinian flags as faithful participate in a pilgrimage organised by a Catholic Church to pray for peace amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on September 28, 2025. — Reuters

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Poverty’s rise
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