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January 11, 2018

Fears for life of Jesuit priest rise after Honduran vote

Fr. Ismael “Melo” Moreno, S.J., a prominent human rights advocate in Honduras stands at a protest.

Canada’s Jesuits have written their second letter in five months to Canadian government officials asking Ottawa to speak out in defence of a Honduran Jesuit priest whose life is in danger.

Published in Canada
December 7, 2017

Pope prays for Honduras as election crisis turns deadly

Protesters during the Honduras political crisis in 2009. Allegations of voter fraud have triggered major protests and violence that has killed at least 11 people. A curfew has lessened some of the protests, but not put an end to the violence. The conflict may be the country’s greatest political crisis since a 2009 coup.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – A contested national election in Honduras has enflamed a civil crisis, leading Pope Francis to pray on Sunday for Hondurans to “peacefully overcome the current difficult moment.”
Published in International