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Indonesian Catholics celebrate martyr s beatification Father Juan Alonso Fernandez served in North Sulawesi before being murdered in Guatemala Bishop Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu of Manado (center) leads a special thanksgiving Mass on May 2 at St. Francis de Sales Parish Church to celebrate the beatification of Father Juan Alonso Fernandez. (Photo: YouTube) Catholics in Manado Diocese in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province are celebrating the beatification of Father Juan Alonso Fernandez, a Sacred Heart priest killed in Guatemala who once served as a missionary in the diocese. Bishop Benedictus Estephanus Rolly Untu of Manado along with several priests led a special thanksgiving Mass on May 2 at St. Francis de Sales Parish Church in Kokoleh, where Blessed Fernandez served for two years. ....
Ten martyrs of Quiché beatified in Guatemala On Friday, three priests and seven lay people who were killed for their faith in Guatemala become blesseds . Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti of Quiché recalls their example of courage and faith in an interview with Vatican News, highlighting that it is a source of inspiration for the people of Guatemala. By Vatican News staff writer The beatification Mass for ten martyrs of Quiché takes place in the cathedral of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala, on Friday. It will be presided over by Cardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini. Among those to be beatified are three priests of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart: Jose Maria Gran Cirera, Juan Alonso Fernandez and Faustino Villanueva; and seven laymen: Rosalío Benito, Reyes Us, Domingo del Barrio, Nicolás Castro, Tomás Ramírez, Miguel Tiú and 12-year-old Juan Barrera Méndez. All ten of them were killed in “hatred of the faith” in Guatemala between 1980 and 1991. ....