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2025 is a year of anniversaries in the Church: We shouldn’t overlook the murder of Irene Garza

American Cardinal Robert Prevost leads a rosary for Pope Francis's health and recovery in St. Peter's Square on March 3, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Schoolteacher Irene Garza, 25, murdered by a Catholic priest in McAllen, Texas, in April 1960. (Credit: Family photo given to media.)

2025 is a year of anniversaries in the Church: We shouldn’t overlook the murder of Irene Garza

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Flag of India. (Credit: Unsplash.)

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Schoolteacher Irene Garza, 25, murdered by a Catholic priest in McAllen, Texas, in April 1960. (Credit: Family photo given to media.)

2025 is a year of anniversaries in the Church: We shouldn’t overlook the murder of Irene Garza

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Peru women’s group announces formal suppression by Vatican

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The Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines holds a thanksgiving Mass for families of Duterte drug war victims at the Minor Basilica of San Pedro Bautista in Quezon City, Philippines, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: Franciscan Communications.)

Filipino religious superiors honor families of Duterte drug war victims

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