US EditionAuthorities find body of missing priest in violence-torn region of Mexico
The priest was one of 10 killed in Mexico since 2019 amid cartel violence targeting clergy, authorities said as they launched a homicide investigation.
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According to media reports, the Mexican Catholic Church has lost about ten of its priests since 2018 in events related to organized crime.
The Mexican Catholic Church has lost a dozen of its priests since 2018 in events linked to organized crime violence
October 6, 2025 – Chilpancingo (Mexico) – EFE. On Monday, the lifeless finding of the Mexican priest Bertoldo Pantaleón Estrada in the state of Guerrero, in the south of the country, was confirmed two days after his disappearance was reported. The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Guerrero (FGE) was in charge of confirming this event and has initiated a formal investigation. FGE reported, through a statement, that it has opened an invest…
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Authorities find body of missing priest in violence-torn region of Mexico
Authorities have found the body of a missing priest in Mexico’s violence-torn state of Guerrero, the same area where a retired bishop who had tried to mediate between local cartels was kidnapped last year.
Homicide probe opened after priest found dead in southern Mexico
Authorities in southern Mexico have opened a homicide investigation after a Catholic priest who went missing over the weekend was found dead in Guerrero state, according to prosecutors. The Guerrero State Attorney General’s Office said in a statement on Monday that it has launched an investigation into the killing of Bertoldo Pantaleón Estrada, whose body was discovered in the municipality of Eduardo Neri. Pantaleón, 58, served as parish priest …
Two days after his disappearance, the body of priest Bertoldo Pantaleón has been found by the authorities of the State of Guerrero, in the municipality of Eduardo Neri. According to the State Attorney General's Office, the 58-year-old parish priest of San Cristóbal in Mezcala was reported missing and found lifeless this Monday in the Mezcala region, so an investigation has been opened for qualified homicide.
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