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Residents use ropes to lower the coffin of slain Catholic priest and activist Marcelo Prez, into a grave in the church courtyard of San Andrs Larrinzar, Chiapas state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)
Residents accompany the coffin that contain the remains of slain Catholic priest and activist Marcelo Prez, in San Andrs Larrinzar, Chiapas state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)
A neighbor pays his final respects to slain Catholic priest and activist Marcelo Prez during his burial service at the church of San Andrs Larrinzar, Chiapas state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)
Musicians perform during a wake for slain Catholic priest and activist Marcelo Prez, in San Andrs Larrinzar, Chiapas state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)
Residents take part in a funeral procession for slain Catholic priest and …