It has been a year since Fr. Richmond Nilo was shot and killed and church leaders continue to cry for justice.

The Diocese of Cabanatuan held a memorial Monday to mark one year since the priest’s death.

“We hope for a fair and just resolution of his murder case, and those behind the crime be brought to justice,” said Bishop Sofronio Bancud of Cabanatuan.

Fr. Nilo was shot to his death while preparing to say Mass inside a chapel in Nueva Ecija on a Sunday.

Parish priests in the diocese also offered their Masses today for the repose of Fr. Nilo’s soul.

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