Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa

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Father José Filiberto Velázquez Florencio, a priest of the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa in the Mexican state of Guerrero, reported that gunmen shot at the car he was in around midnight Oct. 18, 2023.

Priest in Mexico escapes unharmed after gunmen shoot at him due to his human rights work

Oct 19, 2023

By Diego López Colín

Father José Filiberto Velázquez Florencio, a priest of the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, reported that he was attacked around midnight Oct.... Read more

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Bishop tells Mexican people not to remain silent amid acts of violence

Aug 1, 2022

By CNA Staff

During a July 30 Mass in Chilpancingo’s town square, the bishop said that “those of us who can speak, must... Read more

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Mexican bishop: Apparent Eucharistic miracle of Tixtla has yet to be approved by Rome

Feb 16, 2022

By David Ramos

The case of the alleged Eucharistic miracle of Tixtla in Mexico has not yet been concluded and the decision of... Read more

This Mexican bishop met with gang leaders to protect threatened priests

Mar 31, 2017

A bishop in Mexico's Guerrero state, which suffers the most from drug- and gang-related violence, recently met with gang leaders... Read more

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