Mexico authorities arrest suspected killer of well-known priest who was shot dead right after officiating Mass
Father Marcelo Perez, 51, was shot dead by two gunmen just after he had finished celebrating Mass, officials said.
Well-known priest shot dead after officiating Mass in Mexico state wracked by cartel violence
Rev. Marcelo Pérez was shot dead by two gunmen when he was in his van, just after he had finished celebrating Mass, the state ...
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Mexico’s Catholic Church hopes for a better relationship with President Claudia Sheinbaum
Mexico’s bishops wished Ms. Sheinbaum well. They urged her to govern for all Mexicans, even though she has a congressional ...
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Who was the Jesuit priest assassinated in Mexico for fighting cartel violence?
Mexican Jesuit Father Marcelo Perez, known for his social activism and denouncing cartel violence, was assassinated on ...
‘We don’t want our church to go away’: Small New Mexico community raising money to repair long-standing chapel
A more than 100-year-old church located in the community of El Guique near Ohkay Owingeh in Rio Arriba County is in need of ...
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Indigenous priest shot dead in Mexico’s increasingly violent Chiapas state
Father Marcelo Pérez, an Indigenous Tzotzil priest and peace activist, was murdered after celebrating Sunday Mass in Mexico's ...
Indigenous Catholic priest gunned down in Mexico
Marcelo Perez, who was both a prominent Indigenous rights activist and a Catholic priest, was killed by two gunmen after he officiated Sunday church services.