{"id":59106,"date":"2025-08-18T17:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=59106"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:59:39","slug":"diocese-of-salt-lake-city-affirms-credible-abuse-allegation-against-colombian-born-priest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/diocese-of-salt-lake-city-affirms-credible-abuse-allegation-against-colombian-born-priest\/","title":{"rendered":"La diocesi di Salt Lake City conferma una credibile accusa di abuso contro un sacerdote di origine colombiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. \/ Credit: Ritu Manoj Jethani\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 1, 2025 \/ 13:15 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Salt Lake City on Thursday said it had deemed \u201ccredible\u201d several allegations of sexual misconduct made against a Colombian-born priest, with the alleged misconduct dating to the 1990s.&nbsp; A press release from the diocese said that in December it had received allegations against Father Heriberto Mejia, a priest from the Diocese of Villavicencio in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. \/ Credit: Ritu Manoj Jethani\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Aug 1, 2025 \/ 13:15 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Salt Lake City on Thursday said it had deemed \u201ccredible\u201d several allegations of sexual misconduct made against a Colombian-born priest, with the alleged misconduct dating to the 1990s.&nbsp; A press release from the diocese said that in December it had received allegations against Father Heriberto Mejia, a priest from the Diocese of Villavicencio in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":60861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-59106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71998,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/michigans-fifth-diocesan-abuse-report-details-dozens-of-allegations-against-priests\/","url_meta":{"origin":59106,"position":0},"title":"Michigan\u2019s fifth diocesan abuse report details dozens of allegations against priests","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Gennaio 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Michigan government released another report on diocesan abuse in December 2025, detailing dozens of allegations against more than 50 priests in the Diocese of Grand Rapids. \/ Credit: Snehit Photo\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 16, 2025 \/ 12:15 pm (CNA). The Michigan government this week released its fifth report on diocesan abuse in the state, detailing dozens of allegations against more than 50 priests in the Diocese of Grand Rapids.&nbsp;The report from the attorney general\u2019s office, released on Dec. 15,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Michigan\u2019s fifth diocesan abuse report details dozens of allegations against priests","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Michigans-fifth-diocesan-abuse-report-details-dozens-of-allegations-against-priests.webp?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Michigans-fifth-diocesan-abuse-report-details-dozens-of-allegations-against-priests.webp?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Michigans-fifth-diocesan-abuse-report-details-dozens-of-allegations-against-priests.webp?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Michigans-fifth-diocesan-abuse-report-details-dozens-of-allegations-against-priests.webp?fit=800%2C400&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25510,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/catholic-priest-in-nigeria-murdered-by-unidentified-assailants\/","url_meta":{"origin":59106,"position":1},"title":"Catholic priest in Nigeria murdered by \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcunidentified assailants\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Gennaio 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo was manager of the respective schools of nursing, midwifery, and medical laboratory at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala in Nigeria. The priest, who was ordained in 2015, was reportedly murdered on Dec. 26, 2024. \/ Credit: Diocese of Nnewi ACI Africa, Jan 2, 2025 \/ 13:25 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Nnewi in Nigeria is appealing for prayers for the repose of the soul of Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, who was reportedly murdered on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nnewipriest.jpg?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nnewipriest.jpg?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nnewipriest.jpg?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nnewipriest.jpg?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61987,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/catholic-priest-forced-to-leave-texas-amid-visa-backlog-and-residency-denial\/","url_meta":{"origin":59106,"position":2},"title":"Catholic priest forced to leave Texas amid visa backlog and residency denial","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Settembre 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Alan Sanchez with parishioners at St. Joseph Church in La Pryor, Texas. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Alan Sanchez Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 27, 2025 \/ 09:30 am (CNA). A Mexican-born Catholic priest who has served in the Diocese of Laredo, Texas, for nine years must leave the United States because his application for residency was denied and his religious worker visa is expiring.Father Alan Sanchez, the pastor of St. Joseph Church in La Pryor and St. Patrick\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Catholic priest forced to leave Texas amid visa backlog and residency denial","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Catholic-priest-forced-to-leave-Texas-amid-visa-backlog-and-residency-denial.webp?fit=800%2C499&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Catholic-priest-forced-to-leave-Texas-amid-visa-backlog-and-residency-denial.webp?fit=800%2C499&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Catholic-priest-forced-to-leave-Texas-amid-visa-backlog-and-residency-denial.webp?fit=800%2C499&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Catholic-priest-forced-to-leave-Texas-amid-visa-backlog-and-residency-denial.webp?fit=800%2C499&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21285,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/oldest-catholic-priest-in-nigeria-dies-at-104\/","url_meta":{"origin":59106,"position":3},"title":"Oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria dies at 104","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The late Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria, who died on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 24, at the age of 104. \/ Credit: Diocese of Auchi ACI Africa, Nov 26, 2024 \/ 11:19 am (CNA). Father Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria has passed away at the age of 104.Oleghe died in the early hours of Nov. 24, the Solemnity of Christ the King, the bishop of the Diocese of Auchi announced in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dimension-2024-11-26t091326-1732608972.jpg.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dimension-2024-11-26t091326-1732608972.jpg.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dimension-2024-11-26t091326-1732608972.jpg.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dimension-2024-11-26t091326-1732608972.jpg.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64607,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/catholic-priest-killed-in-senseless-act-of-violence-in-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":59106,"position":4},"title":"Catholic priest killed in \u2018senseless act of violence\u2019 in Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Settembre 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Matthew Eya, a parish priest in the Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, while returning to his parish after a pastoral assignment. \/ Credit: Diocese of Nsukka ACI Africa, Sep 23, 2025 \/ 14:12 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria has denounced the murder of Father Matthew Eya, calling it a \u201csenseless act of violence\u201d and a \u201cheinous crime.\u201dA statement shared with ACI Africa, CNA\u2019s news\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Islam: Facts and Figures&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Islam: Facts and Figures","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/islam\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CNA_LOGOredblk-196.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CNA_LOGOredblk-196.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CNA_LOGOredblk-196.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CNA_LOGOredblk-196.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CNA_LOGOredblk-196.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57923,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/nigerian-priest-released-from-captivity-after-being-kidnapped-by-boko-haram\/","url_meta":{"origin":59106,"position":5},"title":"Nigerian priest released from captivity after being kidnapped by Boko Haram","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Alphonsus Afina. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Fairbanks CNA Staff, Jul 22, 2025 \/ 14:16 pm (CNA). A Nigerian priest who served for years in the U.S. has been released after being held in captivity by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram for several weeks. Father Alphonsus Afina was captured by Boko Haram in June while serving in the Diocese of Maiduguri in the Nigerian state of Borno. The priest had previously worked in the Diocese\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nigerian priest released from captivity after being kidnapped by Boko Haram","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nigerian-priest-released-from-captivity-after-being-kidnapped-by-Boko-Haram.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nigerian-priest-released-from-captivity-after-being-kidnapped-by-Boko-Haram.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nigerian-priest-released-from-captivity-after-being-kidnapped-by-Boko-Haram.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nigerian-priest-released-from-captivity-after-being-kidnapped-by-Boko-Haram.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Diocese-of-Salt-Lake-City-affirms-credible-abuse-allegation-against-Colombian-born-priest.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59106"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=59106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}