For a brief period in the 19th century, Mexico was ruled by a Hapsburg prince installed by France and named emperor. The story is told brilliantly in Edward Shawcross’s new history, ‘The Last Emperor of Mexico.’
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Still no arrests more than 100 days after the murder of two Jesuits in Mexico
“Our position, after 100 days and after having recovered the bodies, is clear: We demand the municipal, state and federal authorities to be aware of their obligations.”
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The suspected killer of two priests is on the loose in Mexico. But the Jesuits aren’t going anywhere.
Priests remain at a parish in remote northern Mexico even as the suspected killer of two other Jesuits is on the loose and continues to allegedly lead a local drug gang.
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24 Democratic House members call on Biden to help bring justice for two Jesuits murdered in Mexico
A group of U.S. House representatives wrote to President Biden this week, urging his administration to work with the Mexican government in apprehending the murderer of Fathers Javier Campos and Joaquin Mora.
Posted inFaith, News
Jesuits murdered in Mexico remembered in moment of silence
“Today we are remembering the priests, the journalists, the social activists and the young people who have died violently,” Fr. Jorge Atilano González told his congregation.
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‘Crime has spread everywhere’: Mexican bishops respond to the killing of two Jesuit priests
The bishops’ statement followed the slayings of two Jesuits and a person they were protecting in their parish—a crime attributed to a local crime boss in a part of the country dominated by drug cartels.
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Why Priests Keep Getting Murdered in Mexico
No Latin American country is more dangerous for Roman Catholic priests than Mexico. The murder of men and women in pastoral ministries—particularly Roman Catholic priests—has become part of daily life.
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With La Luz del Mundo’s leader behind bars for sex abuse, will the Mexican church survive?
Following the imprisonment of the leader of La Luz Del Mundo, a Christian denomination in Mexico, for sexual abuse, denominational leadership reiterated its support for Naasón Joaquín García.
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The Jesuit priests killed in Mexico were more than just names in a headline
One of Father Mora’s former students wanted me to know that he was much more to her than just another name, another victim, another number in Mexico’s spiraling civil violence.
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Two Jesuit priests killed in Mexico
Two Jesuit priests have been killed inside a church in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order’s Mexican branch announced Tuesday.