Executions and killings persist in modern persecutions
This editor’s note from an Easter series surveys martyrs across eras and nations. It recalls Archbishop Romero of El Salvador slain in 1980, Tolbert of Liberia, Luwum of Uganda, and multiple bishops, priests, and lay Christians martyred or imprisoned, linking biblical echoes to 20th century persecutions and global violence.
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Luwum
John Wasikye
Mbale
Uganda
Amin
Diana Dewar
Christ
Oxford
John
John Huss
Thomas Becket
Thomas More
Martin Luther King
Tragic 1980s Attacks Highlight Missionaries Deaths and Latin American Violence
The account recalls 1980s killings of Catholic missionaries in Iran Guatemala and El Salvador with details of attacks on priests nuns and lay workers. It notes executions disappearances and church reprisals amid regional upheaval and anti clerical violence.
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Quiche
Escuadron de la Muerte
White Warriors
ORDEN
Order
el Salvador
Maryknoll
Ira Ford
Maura Clarke
New York
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Jean Donovan
Cleveland
Maura
Melinda Roper
Marykooll Sisters
Jesus
Bolivia priest-editor slain sparks funeral march hope
The Rev. Luis Espinal, editor of Aqui, was abducted in La Paz on March 21, 1980, and found dead next day with torture wounds. His funeral drew over 3,000 mourners as a sign proclaimed that ideas survive even as his body did not. The piece quotes Scripture and notes tomorrow brings hope and renewal.
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Jesus
Bolivia
Luis Espinal
Aqui
la Pax
Isaiah
AT T Seeks 16 Percent Interstate Rate Increase
AT T requests FCC approval to implement a unified 16 percent rise for most interstate long distance calls within the continental U S and to Puerto Rico and the U S Virgin Islands. The move follows FCC authorization of a 16 percent return as cost pressures from inflation rise and marks the second general rate increase in five years.
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FCC
U.S
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
Hawaii
Alaska
U.S. Virgin Islands
At&t
Secord
Interstate Wide Area Telecommunications Service
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U. S, Virgin Islands
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