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The Rev. Michael Massaro says he has a few aches and pains, but a good night's sleep has done him some good as he recovers from being attacked Saturday with a knife in a confessional at his church. It was one of the most harrowing weekends in the 28 years he's been a Roman Catholic priest, Massaro said. But it won't stop him from hearing confessions. "We're at the mercy of the people we serve," Massaro told CNN. "We can't live in fear. God has asked us to live in trust. If it's going to happen again, it's going to...

OAXACA - Mexican migration authorities gave five U.S. tourists three days to leave the country for participating in political activities in the southern state of Oaxaca, a migration official announced Thursday. Maria Baltazar said that the five young people were taken into custody in front of the Oaxaca government palace, where a group of villagers from Santo Domingo Teojomulco have been holding a protest since June 7 demanding the release of 14 peasants accused of carrying out a massacre of Indians. Baltazar said the U.S. citizens had been identified as Simon Sedillo, Kimberly Kern, Jason Massaro, Toryn Tonasello and Christopher...