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Canadian Catholics stand up for Jewish brethren
Canadian Catholic leaders have reiterated the right to freely worship “in safety and peace” after a gunman targeted an eastern Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Source: OSV News.
Priest murdered two days after peace march in Mexico
A priest was murdered on the eve of Mexico’s Independence Day celebrations, reinforcing the country’s reputation as the most lethal in the world for Catholic clergy. Source: OSV News.
Mexican bishops call for ‘prudence and prayer’
Mexican bishops have called on the faithful to follow safety protocols after violence broke out in several states following the military’s killing of a powerful cartel boss. Source: NCR Online.
Canadian bishop calls for prayer after mass shooting
A Canadian bishop has called the people of northern British Columbia to prayer and penance following Tuesday’s mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Source: Catholic Register.
UNESCO declares Iztapalapa Way of the Cross a heritage site
A popular representation of the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ, held every Holy Week in Mexico City, has been declared a Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. Source: CNA.
Vatican returns Indigenous artifacts to Canada
A selection of Inuit artifacts returned by the Vatican is now at the Canadian Museum of History, after First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders for years called for the repatriation of Indigenous items. Source: Crux.
Mexican Catholics alarmed at proposal to oversee online religious content
Mexican Catholics have expressed alarm at a proposal to oversee the online expressions of priests and bishops through a reform of the country’s Religious Associations and Public Worship Law. Source: Catholic Review.
Church leaders in Mexico demand action after mayor murdered
The Mexican bishops’ conference has condemned the murder of a mayor, who was assassinated after pleading for federal assistance in combating drug cartels – which extort avocado growers in his municipality in western Michoacán state. Source: OSV News.
Mexican police say driver of murdered priest a suspect
Another priest has been found murdered in a violent southern Mexican state, where Catholic bishops have brokered truces between warring drug cartels and clergy have been killed with impunity. Source: Catholic Review.