Priest Stabbed During Mass at Mexico City Cathedral

From National Catholic Register-

A Mexican priest is in “delicate but stable” condition after being stabbed in the neck Monday evening at Mexico City’s cathedral, according to government and Church authorities.

Father José Miguel Machorro Alcalá, 55, was stabbed in the neck and torso May 15 at the conclusion of saying Mass at the cathedral.

Witnesses reported that it appeared the attacker’s intention was to slit the priest’s throat.

Authorities detained a suspect at the scene who had reportedly attempted to flee the cathedral. The suspect has been identified as John Rock Schild, who identified himself as an artist from the United States. He is believed to be about 30 years old.

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Praise for Anglican work with the poorest in Mexico

From Ekklesia-

As the first Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Mexico, Justin Welby has expressed “special appreciation” for the Anglican Church in Mexico's work with “some of those most marginalised by poverty and insecurity.”

During a two-day visit this week, Welby said Anglicans in Mexico are contributing to “the witness of the Anglican Communion as a whole on global challenges such as food security, sustainable development and climate change.”

His stay concluded a week-long visit to Anglican primates in the region which has included Barbados and Guatemala.

Travelling with his wife, Caroline Welby, the archbishop was visiting Mexico at the invitation of its new primate, Archbishop Francisco Moreno.

Arriving in Monterrey, Northern Mexico last week, Welby said: “I thank God for this opportunity to visit Mexico, to see something of this great nation and to share fellowship with my brothers and sisters of the Anglican Church of Mexico.”

Congratulating Moreno on his new appointment, he added: “I look forward to meeting many of our Mexican clergy and people, and to seeing the church’s work in action among some of those most marginalised by poverty and insecurity.”

Over two days the archbishop preached at a celebration of the Eucharist in Monterrey, and visited the Community of St. Jude in Juarez in the State of Nuevo Leon.

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