By Another priest gone missing has been found dead in Mexico. So far there has been no statement from the authorities whether foul play was or was not involved.
Civil and Catholic Church authorities reported the discovery of the body of Father Juan Manuel Zavala Madrigal, a 53-year-old Mexican priest who had been reported missing since the night of Sunday, March 8, in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
The search efforts were carried out in coordination with neighboring townships; however, “during the first hours of the search, the results were negative, until the tragic discovery made near the ecotourism center today,” the city council stated.
The Chiapas state attorney generalʼs office reported that it has opened an investigation to determine what happened, in coordination with local authorities.
In its statement, the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez expressed confidence that the pertinent authorities will carry out “the necessary procedures to clarify what happened.”
The archdiocese also expressed its “closeness, solidarity and condolences” to Zavalaʼs family, as well as to his parish community and all the faithful “who are today dismayed by this painful loss.”
This story was first published by ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.
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