Authorities locate a missing Roman Catholic cardinal in Panama

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Authorities have found alive a Roman Catholic cardinal disappeared this week in western Panama near the border with Costa Rica. Panama’s Episcopal Conference said in a statement Thursday afternoon that Spanish Cardinal José Luis Lacunza had been found after last being seen Tuesday. They did not immediately provide details. The 79-year-old Lacunza is the bishop of the David archdiocese in Chiriqui. The archdiocese confirmed in an earlier statement that Lacunza had not been seen since Tuesday afternoon and said it had reported his disappearance to authorities. Interim Attorney General Javier Caraballo told reporters Thursday in Panama City that investigators were travelling from the capital to Chiriqui to conduct interviews. Lacunza is the only Catholic cardinal in Panama.