In Mexico, families typically visit the graves of their loved ones to clean them, light candles, and bring food, drinks, and objects that the deceased enjoyed in life.
Pope Francis shared a heartfelt video message addressed to Mexicans in which he reminded the country of its “great fortune” in having the Virgin of Guadalupe.
For renowned historian Jorge Traslosheros, the so-called “black legend” of the Spanish conquest of lands in the Americas arose as an “anti-Catholic narrative.”
The initiative began with the purpose of bringing the faith closer to those who no longer attend church.
Father Marcelo Pérez, a priest of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas, was killed by two men who shot him after he had celebrated Mass.
It’s essential to get Catholic children used to fulfilling the obligation to attend Mass weekly as well as on holy days of obligation. Two priests offer some advice.
Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega of Guadalajara, Mexico, spoke out strongly against the decision of Jalisco’s state Legislature to decriminalize abortion.
Six migrants traveling through southern Mexico in a pickup truck lost their lives and 10 more have been wounded after being fired upon by Mexican soldiers.
On the occasion of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s Oct. 1 inauguration as president of Mexico, the Catholic Church made several requests to the new government.
The bishop of Cuernavaca, Mexico, has issued an alert to “take all necessary security measures” following reports of the disappearance of minors.
Mexico has 69 national languages — 68 Indigenous and Spanish — which places it “among the top 10 nations with the most native languages.”
Claudia Sheinbaum, who won the June 2 presidential election, will succeed outgoing president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been the scene not only of sporting prowess but also of displays of faith and devotion by athletes from around the world.
These priests “remain under total surveillance” by the National Police, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina reported.
In a July 29 statement to ACI Prensa, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina said that Father Frutos Constantino Valle Salmerón was “arbitrarily abducted.”
In a July 24 statement Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderon of Tapachula said the situation that people face daily in the region is intolerable.
In a July 24 statement, the Diocese of Tehuacán said that the prelate “was unharmed and has filed the related complaint” with the authorities.
The diocese’s name will change to the Diocese of Matamoros-Reynosa and the Our Lady of Guadalupe church in Reynosa will be its co-cathedral.
In a statement posted on Facebook the same day, the Archdiocese of Puebla expressed “its most profound sadness” after the legislators’ vote was announced.
In a July 14 statement, the Mexico City Sports Institute reported that a man died after fainting near the Angel of Independence, where the finish line was located.