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#Mexico #SWNews A Catholic priest has been murdered in a church in Mexico and he is the second priest to be killed in three months. Fr Jose Guadalupe Popoca was murdered in the Church of San Nicolas de Bari in Galeana, Morelos, on Tuesday, August 31. Budapest all prepared to host 52nd International Eucharistic Congress The Hungarian capital Budapest is all prepared to host the 52 International Eucharistic Congress from September 5 to 12. The mega event will begin on Sunday with Holy Mass offered by Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, President of the Council of the Bishops’ Conference of Europe. Fr Mathew Vattamattam re-elected Superior General of Claretian Missionaries The General Chapter of the Claretian Missionaries has re-elected their first Asian Superior General Fr Mathew Vattamattam CMF for another term of six years. As many as 76 Capitulars took part in the election at the Claretian Generalate in Rome on Monday, August 30, while two others attended it virtually from their home countries because of the pandemic restrictions. Turkey conducts air strikes on Assyrian Christian village in Syria Turkey conducted air strikes on a village of Assyrian Christians in Syria as part of its offensive against Kurdish separatists. Luckily no one was harmed in the attack on Tell Tawil in Al Hasakah Governorate as the residents had fled before the air strikes. Virginia Supreme Court orders school to reinstate teacher who opposed transgender pronoun mandate In the US state of Virginia, the Supreme Court has ordered a school district to reinstate a teacher who had challenged the transgender pronoun mandate of the school board. British Muslim lawmaker to walk marathon for Catholic Charity A British Muslim lawmaker of Pakistani-origin is all set to walk the equivalent of the London Marathon for the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need. US Bishops pledge solidarity with hurricane-hit Louisiana Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, who chairs the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has urged Catholics and people of goodwill to pray for and help those affected by Hurricane Ida that killed at least four people and caused extensive property damage, particularly in the state of Louisiana. Northern Mariana Islands host Day of Prayer honoring US military personnel The US Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands observed September 1 as a Day of Prayer honoring American military personnel who served in Afghanistan, and paying homage to the troops who died in the recent terrorist attack in Kabul. Archbishop of Sydney urges Catholics to support Afghan refugees The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney has urged believers to support the Afghan refugees in Australia. Archbishop Anthony Fischer OP of Sydney appealed to the faithful to provide pastoral, educational, health, and welfare assistance to refugees who are fleeing their homeland after the Taliban takeover of the country.