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NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World) today issued the following statement in response to the court's decision to deny bail for Sister Eva García de Joaquín ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of La Luz del Mundo, is facing a new lawsuit filed by five women who allege he sexually abused them while other church members groomed them and ...

Mexican investigators said Tuesday they have filed money-laundering complaints against five religious groups in Mexico, including the Luz del Mundo church whose leader is charged in the United States ...