Father Marcelo Pérez, an Indigenous Tzotzil priest and peace activist, was murdered after celebrating Sunday Mass in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state.
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Deceased Spanish Jesuit accused of abusing ‘hundreds’ of Indigenous girls
Spanish Jesuit Luis María Roma, who died in 2019, was recently discovered to have abused hundreds of Indigenous girls while serving as a missionary in rural Bolivia, and to have documented his acts in a diary.
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Nicaraguan police remove outspoken bishop in predawn raid. His whereabouts are unknown.
Nicaraguan police burst into Matagalpa diocesan headquarters and removed an outspoken bishop who had been under house arrest for more than two weeks.
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Mexican bishops decry ‘murderous’ court decision to legalize abortion
Observers say the court decision sets precedent and will lead to decriminalization across the country. The decision also removed criminal sanctions for abortion providers.
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Jesuit Refugee Service launches border program to address migrants’ psychological needs
The tough psychological situation confronting migrants started prior to the inauguration of President Joe Biden in January, but it has continued under his administration.
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Argentina legalizes abortion despite strong Catholic opposition in Pope Francis’ homeland
Argentina has legalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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Mexican church and civic leader cancel public Guadalupe celebrations
Mexican church and civic officials have canceled public feast celebrations for Mexico’s patroness at her shrine in Mexico City due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Mexican archdiocese says phony priests proliferate during pandemic
“Pandemics and disasters are like springtime for phony priests,” said Rodolfo Soriano-Núñez, a sociologist who studies the Mexican church.
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Salvadoran university welcomes conviction for ’89 Jesuit murders
In a Sept. 11 ruling, former Col. Inocente Orlando Montano, 77, was found to have planned and ordered the murders of the five Jesuits priests — all Spanish nationals — Nov. 16, 1989, at their residence on the Central American University campus.
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Spain imprisons ex-colonel for Jesuit priests slain in El Salvador
A court in Spain on Friday sentenced a former Salvadoran colonel to 133 years in prison for the slaying of six Spanish priests in El Salvador more than three decades ago.