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The faith and witness of a young athlete who died running a half marathon

Jul 17, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In a July 14 statement, the Mexico City Sports Institute reported that a man died after fainting near the Angel... Read more

A truck traveled through Mexico City in September 2023 with a message against the indoctrination of children in schools.

Truck circulates in Mexico City with message against indoctrinating schoolchildren

Sep 22, 2023

By Diego López Colín

The campaign demands that educational institutions stop using the controversial school textbooks developed for the 2023-2024 school year. Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah speaks alongside Father Guillermo Gutiérrez at the lecture at La Salle University in Mexico City on June 26, 2023.

Cardinal Sarah offers five ways to deal with ‘crisis of faith’ in the world

Jul 1, 2023

By Ana Paula Morales

“Today there is so much confusion, so much ambiguity and uncertainty in doctrinal and moral teaching,” the cardinal noted. Read more

The March for Life in Mexico City, April 29, 2023.

25,000 turn out for March for Life in Mexico City to demand an end to abortion

May 2, 2023

By Eduardo Berdejo

Abortion was legalized in the Mexican capital in 2007. Read more

Thousands of people demonstrated in front of the Congress of the Union, Mexico’s federal legislature, demanding that lawmakers draft and pass laws protecting the true rights of Mexican women and children.

Thousands in Mexico march in defense of the family and children

Mar 2, 2023

By Ana Paula Morales

Thousands demonstrated in front of Mexico’s federal legislature earlier this week demanding that lawmakers protect the true rights of Mexican... Read more

Congresswoman América Rangel of Mexico City.

Protesters attack Mexico City Congress over bill that would ban sex changes for minors

Feb 24, 2023

By Ana Paula Morales

Some of the demonstrators also tried to attack Congresswoman América Rangel, who filed criminal complaints against with the attorney general. Read more

Demonstration outside the Nicaraguan embassy in Mexico.

Petition demanding release of Nicaraguan bishop delivered to embassy in Mexico City

Feb 21, 2023

By Ana Paula Morales

The petition with more than 11,000 signatures was delivered to the Nicaraguan embassy in Mexico City and demands the release... Read more

The Virgin of Guadalupe in Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City.

Rector reports more pilgrimages to Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine than before pandemic

Feb 21, 2023

By Ana Paula Morales

“Many people have returned after having been isolated for a long time or having had to refrain from coming to... Read more

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3 dead, 20 injured after bus traveling to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Mexico overturns

Feb 6, 2023

By CNA Staff

The accident occurred Sunday on the Mexico-Puebla highway as the pilgrims were en route to the Basilica of Our Lady... Read more

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Petition denounces ‘direct persecution’ of pregnancy center by Mexico City health department

Jan 20, 2023

By CNA Staff

An online petition charges that the Mexico City Ministry of Health “is trying to take away all the vans of... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI / image of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Church in Mexico invites the faithful to Mass for Benedict XVI at Guadalupe basilica

Jan 5, 2023

By CNA Staff

The Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in... Read more

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Mexico City officials put on drag show with young girl present

Oct 25, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Council to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination of Mexico City organized a show in which a “drag queen” danced in... Read more

The March for women, life, and peace on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Mexico.

A million march throughout Mexico for women, life, and peace

Oct 10, 2022

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The marches took place Oct. 8–9 in cities in 30 states “in favor of the causes of women, the protection... Read more

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Priest and seminarians robbed amid a wave of church violence in Mexico

Aug 31, 2022

By David Ramos

At about 8 a.m. on Aug. 29, criminals entered the Saints of America parish on Mexico City’s south side and... Read more

Hundreds of men pray in Santo Domingo Plaza on June 25 at the first-ever Men's Rosary in Mexico City.

Hundreds of men gather to pray the rosary in Mexico City

Jun 28, 2022

By Ana Paula Morales

The men processed through Santo Domingo Plaza in the center of the Mexican capital proclaiming “Long live Christ the King!” Read more

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven in Mexico City, Mexico

Bishops encourage prayers for victims of Mexico City train accident 

May 4, 2021

Mexican bishops encouraged prayers and solidarity with the victims following a Mexico City Metro accident that took place the night... Read more

Fr. Sajid Lozano says a funeral Mass for Juan, whose body is in the nave, in Jesus the Priest parish in Mexico City, Feb. 21, 2021. Photo courtesy of Fr. Lozano.

Man dies on his knees in front of altar in Mexico City church

Feb 25, 2021

A church in Mexico City was the scene on Sunday of the death of Juan, a man in his sixties... Read more

Opening Mass for the Synod of the Bishops on the Family, Oct. 4, 2015.

Pope names new archbishops for Paris, Mexico City dioceses

Dec 7, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Thursday named the next archbishops of two major metropolitan sees – Archbishop Michel Aupetit to Paris and... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Casa Santa Marta on June 9, 2016.

Pope Francis prays for Mexico during this ‘moment of sorrow’

Sep 20, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Wednesday Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the people of Mexico after they suffered a devastating earthquake Sept. 19,... Read more

Church in Mexico helps collect weapons for disarmament program

Jul 19, 2014

For the third year in a row, the Archdiocese of Mexico City is hosting a voluntary disarmament program as part... Read more