Sister Barbara Ann, 64, of the New York Sisters of Charity, was murdered on a street here May 5. She worked for Caritas, a charitable institution of the Church, in the Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché, where she had been living since 1989.
The nun had organized an extensive mental health program for victims of massacres and crimes committed during the country´s 36-year civil war.
She also collaborated in the preparation of a report on those responsible for wartime atrocities. The report was written by Bishop Juan Gerardi, who was killed a few hours after the report was published.
U.S. Ambassador Prudence Bushnell said the FBI agents will remain in the country for as long as the Guatemalan Interior Minister wants.
