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Church in the WorldGuerrillas ?kill priest?Colombia 1 January 2005The Church has accused left-wing guerrillas of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (Farc) of murdering a priest, Fr Javier Francisco Montoya, who disappeared in early December in the lawless Choc? region, near the Panamanian frontier Mgr Alonso Llano, a church spokesman, said the guerrillas had admitted to a commission sent to investigate the case that they had shot the priest dead and buried his body. The Church has been trying to mediate a peaceful settlement to Colombia’s long-running civil conflict, but regional guerrilla commanders sometimes regard its representatives as a threat to their local control – about 60 church members have been murdered in the past few years, including a bishop. |
 In this week’s issueMaking markets moral Iron and velvet Love in a Catholic climate Someone to talk to A good Lent takes planning South American surprise Can the Church support abuse victims on its own terms? Elena Curti Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools? Christopher Lamb Goodwin the scapegoat Elena Curti The pain of being a coeliac Catholic Sr M, guest contributor The Church's moral obligation to victims of clerical sexual abuse Speeches from this week's conference in Rome This week in Rome bishops and religious superiors met at the first Vatican-backed symposium devoted to forging a global response to the crisis of clerical sexual abuse that has disgraced ... Archbishop voices 'shame and sorrow' after priest's abuse trial Longley to visit parishes 'damaged' by Walsh Today, Tuesday 7 February, Bede Walsh, who served as a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, has been convicted by a jury, following a 10-day trial at Stoke-on-Trent ...
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