
Murdered Priest in Mexico Remembered as ‘Tireless Apostle of Peace’
Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi, who ordained Father Pérez, described him as a man “committed to justice and peace among Indigenous peoples.”
Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi, who ordained Father Pérez, described him as a man “committed to justice and peace among Indigenous peoples.”
The suspect in the recent murder was identified by the media as Emmanuel Abayisenga, who is also the main suspect in an arson attack July 2020 on the cathedral in Nantes, northwestern France.
A source close to the case told Reuters that a suspect confessed to killing the priest and may be tied to the Nantes cathedral fire set in July 2020.
Fr. Regalado was found by the police with a bruised left eye, multiple gunshot wounds to the head, and his left hand tied with a white shoelace.
COMMENTARY: On Wednesday, the Holy Father will visit the crypt of Wawel Cathedral, where the Polish king who saved Christian Europe at the Battle of Vienna is buried alongside other national heroes.
Authorities arrested the man who is suspected of murdering Father Rene Robert, who was remembered as having ‘died doing what he loved: helping people.’
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