Mexico City
Mexico’s presidential candidates sign commitment for peace with church leaders concerned by violence
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — March 12, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — According to the church leaders, Mexico suffers from a “deep crisis of violence and social decomposition.”
Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Illinois raising funds to repair arson damage
By Alejandra Molina — May 25, 2023
(RNS) — A fire Tuesday damaged several statues, art pieces and the outdoor Chapel of the Resurrected Christ, also known as the “Altar of Miracles."
Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage returns unrestricted
By Lissette Romero — December 13, 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of thousands walk, ride bicycles or take buses on the pilgrimage. This year, the Mexico City government estimated a total of 11 million people visited the shrine over the last few days.
Nicaragua’s government shutters 6 church radio stations
By Gabriela Selser — August 2, 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Six radio stations owned by the Roman Catholic Church were shut down by Nicaraguan authorities on Monday in what Rev. Rolando Álvarez–one of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s most outspoken critics in the church–called "an injustice."
Jesuits in moment of silence in Mexico for murdered priests
By Associated Press — July 11, 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) —The Jesuits were shot to death in the small church in the town of Cerocahui.
After last year’s COVID closures, pilgrimages resume to honor Virgin of Guadalupe
By Alejandra Molina — December 3, 2021
(RNS) — This year, with more people vaccinated against COVID-19, Catholics across the country are once again gathering for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who has been a source of hope for many Latinos throughout the pandemic.
Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration near Chicago, largest in US, canceled due to COVID-19
By Alejandra Molina — November 24, 2020
(RNS) — More than 200,000 devotees normally attend the celebration, some walking barefoot and carrying statues of the Virgin.
Conchero dancers carry forward Mexico’s pre-Hispanic traditions
By Irving Cabrera Torres — August 15, 2019
(RNS) — An ancient dance tradition with roots in Mexico’s indigenous culture, the Conchero calls down ancestral spirits to give their blessing.
The clown pilgrims of Our Lady of Guadalupe
By Irving Cabrera Torres — December 12, 2018
(RNS) — One of the most distinctive devotions to the patron saint of Mexico is a parade of clowns who make a pilgrimage to thank the Virgin for their good fortune.
Stations of the Cross in a Mexico City prison (PHOTOS)
By Sally Morrow — March 25, 2016
MEXICO CITY (RNS) The inmates performing the reenactment come from working class barrios with the high levels of crime, drug addiction and homicide.
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