TUGUEGARAO CITY — A young Catholic priest was gunned down on Sunday morning after saying Mass in Gattaran town, Cagayan province, police said. ‘Bring killers to justice’The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) condemned the killing of Ventura and appealed to the authorities to go after his killers and bring them to justice. Opponent of miningThe CBCP said Ventura was known for his opposition to mining and for helping the indigenous peoples of Cagayan. Ventura was the second Catholic priest to be killed in Luzon in five months. In December last year, retired priest Marcelito Paez, 72, was shot dead by unknown assailants in Jaen town, Nueva Ecija province.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 29, 2018 23:15 UTC