Samuel Joaquin Flores, the 77-year-old leader of the Guadalajara-based evangelical Iglesia Luz del Mundo (Light of the World Church), died Monday after a short illness. Considered by his flock to be a divinely elected apostle of God, he took over leadership of the church at the age of 27 after the death of his father, Aaron Joaquin Gonzalez, in 1964.

Mirroring the programs of cities such as New York (Citi Bike), Montreal (Bixi Bike), London (“Boris Bikes”) and Paris (Vélib), Guadalajara’s bike share program (MiBici) kicked off Monday in a selected area of the city center.

Measures are to be taken to protect the Guadalajara Metropolitan Cathedral from any damage caused by the construction of the city’s third subway (Tren Ligero) line.

Regional airline Aeromar has resumed weekday flights from the Guadalajara International Airport to Puebla and Veracruz.

Dozens of well-tattooed people rode bicycles in convoy last weekend in downtown Guadalajara to promote “tattoo culture” and highlight discriminatory practices toward those who chose to paint their bodies.

With Argentina the invited nation at the 2014 International Book Fair (FIL), fewer authors writing in languages other than Spanish were featured this year.