Priest murdered in Colombia

July 16, 2015

Father Luis Alfonso León Pereira, a Spanish priest who has ministered for nearly five decades in Colombia, was brutally murdered by a homeless man on July 15.

The murder took place in the sacristy of a parish in Montería. As the priest began to prepare to celebrate Mass, he discovered the man committing a theft.

An angry mob gathered to kill the murderer; police intervention saved his life.

 

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Further information:

• Asesinado exalcalde de Montería, padre León Pereira (El Meridiano)
• Priest murdered in the sacristy as he was about to celebrate Mass (Fides)