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2 priests killed in Mexico devoted decades to remote region

A helicopter of the Mexican army flies near the dome of the church in Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Two elderly Jesuit priests were killed inside the church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) A Mexican soldier patrols outside the Church in Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Two elderly Jesuit priests were killed inside the church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) Mexican army vehicles arrive at Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Two elderly Jesuit priests were killed inside the church in Cerocahui where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) A police tape cordons off the crime scine in the church of Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Two elderly Jesuit priests were killed inside the church, where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order´s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) People attend a Mass to mourn Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales and Joaquin Cesar Mora Salazar, at a church in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order's Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) Worshipers partake of communion during a Mass to mourn the death of Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales and Joaquin Cesar Mora Salazar, at a church in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order's Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) Faithful mourn in front of the photos of Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales and Joaquin Cesar Mora Salazar during a Mass at a church in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order's Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) A priest touches the photos of Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales, left, and Joaquin Cesar Mora Salazar during a Mass to mourn their death, at a church in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order's Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) The photos of Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales, left, and Joaquin Cesar Mora Salazar are displayed during a Mass to mourn them, at a church in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The two elderly priests were killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order’s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)