Jesuit Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were murdered June 20, 2022. / Photo courtesy of the Mexican Jesuits
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In a statement released July 20, the Jesuits in Mexico decr.
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null / Credit: David Ramos / ACI PrensaMexico City Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 17:19 pm (CNA).With the growing violence in the country and the murder of two Jesuit priests on June 20, Catholic Church leaders in Mexico encouraged the faithful to join in days of prayer for peace during the month of July.The Mexican Bishops Conference, the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious of Mexico, and the Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus said in a joint statement that "the murders and disappearances that are committed daily in the country are a call from God for us to join together to pray for peace.""The shed blood of these brothers and sisters is the blood of Jesus that falls to the ground to make it fertile and [encourage us to] embark on a path for peace," they said.The bishops, religious superiors, and Jesuit priests asked that "all the priests, religious men and women who have been murdered in the country be remembered" in all Masses on July 10.In addi