内容摘要：Carasala had been the pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca since 2011,

Carasala had been the pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca since 2011,

SIMOJOVEL, Mexico (AP) — At a recent service in the remote southern Mexican community of Simojovel, Catholic and Mayan symbolism mingled at the altar as the deacon — his wife beside him — read the gospel in his native Tsotsil and recalled: work together for human rights, justice and Mother Earth.

The scene in the small church in Mexico’s poorest state, Chiapas, conveyed much of the message Francis delivered during his 2016 trip to the region and his other visits to far-flung locales, including the Amazon,It also illustrated what the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the: their relatively newfound voice in an institution that once debated whether “Indians” had souls while backing European powers as they plundered the Americas and Africa.

“We ask God that the work (Francis) did for us not be in vain,” Deacon Juan Pérez Gómez told his small congregation. “We ask you to choose a new pope, a new servant, who hopefully Lord thinks the same way.”Deacon Juan Pérez Gómez, left, takes part in a blessing ceremony after picking up Communion wafers that he will take to a priest to be consecrated before he can give them out in his next day service, in Nuevo Israelita, near Simojovel, Mexico, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)

Deacon Juan Pérez Gómez, left, takes part in a blessing ceremony after picking up Communion wafers that he will take to a priest to be consecrated before he can give them out in his next day service, in Nuevo Israelita, near Simojovel, Mexico, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)

Francis was the first Latin American pope and the first from the order of the Jesuits, who are known for, among other things, their frontline work with society’s most marginalized groups. Although some feel Francis could have done more for their people during his 12 years as pontiff, Indigenous Catholics widely praise him for championing their causes,The town and some First Nations in the area took over the rail line and it’s back to operating. Spence said with the community pouring tens of millions of dollars into repairs the lines should stay open even as the world’s weather

Trees blur as a train travels Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, near Pikwitonei, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Trees blur as a train travels Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, near Pikwitonei, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Sleeper berths are available on the train, along with shower cubicles the size of those in a New York hotel room, but for those traveling more cheaply or booking late, there are standard seats in the cabin. The seats recline — mostly. But it’s not full laying down.Food is also limited.