Mexican Father José Filiberto Velázquez, a human rights advocate in the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, in Guerrero State, had to leave his community and ministry after receiving death threats in December.
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Mexican Father José Filiberto Velázquez, a human rights advocate in the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, in Guerrero State, had to leave his community and ministry after receiving death threats in December. He’s now at an undisclosed location for an indeterminate period.
Bishop José de Jesús González of Chilpancingo-Chilapa told the press on Jan. 4 that the priest’s situation was “very concerning,” so the Church decided to “remove him from the immediate surroundings where he could be in danger.” On Jan. 15, Velázquez said to Crux that he had to leave his parish.
