Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former New Mexico priest repeatedly sexually abused a young girl in confessional booths six decades ago claiming she was “chosen ...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Mexican Father José Filiberto Velázquez, a human rights advocate in the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, in Guerrero State, had to leave his community and ministry after receiving ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nineteen people have filed a criminal complaint alleging they were sexually abused by a now-suspended Mexican priest, and allege his archdiocese covered up the allegations for years ...

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MEXICO CITY, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A Mexican Catholic priest was killed on Sunday in the southern state of Chiapas after officiating a mass, his religious order and authorities said, marking the latest ...

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi, who ordained Father Pérez, described him as a man “committed to justice and peace among Indigenous peoples.” In an Aug. 2, 2024, interview, Father Marcelo Pérez revealed ...

SAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out Tuesday for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the ...

A website, nmpriestabuse.com, was launched by Huffman Wallace & Monagle law firm and Davis Kelin Law Firm in an effort to help victims of sexual abuse by priests. A former New Mexico priest repeatedly ...