El Salvador court frees Army officer behind Jesuit massacre
San Salvador Reuters A Salvadoran court released a retired high-ranking Army officer convicted of ordering the massacre of six Roman Catholic priests belonging to the Jesuit order during the brutal peak of the country’s civil war decades ago, his lawyer said on Monday. The ruling ordered the release of Colonel Guillermo Benavides because of his […]
Priests killed in Mexico devoted decades to remote region; Pope decries killings
Mexico City, Mexico AP Well before many roads were paved in Mexico’s remote Tarahumara mountains, Jesuit priest Javier Campos crisscrossed the area on a motorcycle. During five decades ministering to its impoverished communities, his familiar imitation of a rooster and love of singing earned him the nickname “Gallo”. His colleague Joaquín Mora was often at […]
Salvadoran court orders arrest of ex-president Cristiani over civil war atrocity
San Salvador, El SalvadorReuters A court in El Salvador on Friday ordered the provisional arrest of former President Alfredo Cristiani for alleged involvement in covering up the murder of six Jesuit priests and two of their staff during the country’s civil war in the 1980s. Prosecutors accuse the former president, who governed the Central American […]