A Catholic priest Fr. Rubén Alcántara Díaz, the judicial vicar of the diocese of Cuautitlán Izcalli, México, was stabbed to death inside a church on 18th April, 2018. According to local media, the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico State confirmed that the murder occurred the evening of April 18, inside Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in the Cumbria neighbourhood.
The Diocese of Cuautitlán Izcalli expressed its sorrow over the death of the priest. The diocese stated that “While the pertinent inquiries are being conducted by the experts, we pray to God for his eternal rest and ask everyone to join in this intention.”
His Grace Bishop Alfonso Miranda, secretary general of the Mexican Bishops Conference, expressed his condolences on Twitter for the death of Fr. Alcántara Díaz and of all the victims of the enormous amount of violence in Mexico.
Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com
