Mexico
Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Hundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo PĂ©rez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
Residents use ropes to lower the coffin of slain Catholic priest and activist Marcelo Prez, into a grave in the church courtyard of San Andrs Larrinzar, Chiapas state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)
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