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Participants in the 2023 National Youth Pilgrimage to the Christ the King statue high atop Cubilete in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

Young people to make pilgrimage to Christ the King shrine for religious freedom in Mexico

Jan 3, 2024

By Diego López Colín

With the theme “We ask for citizen participation, we demand religious freedom,” thousands of young Catholics are preparing to make... Read more

The project of the sanctuary of the holy martyrs of the Cristera War in Mexico is expected to be completed in 2026.

Mexican diocese building new shrine to martyrs of Cristero War

Oct 18, 2023

By Diego López Colín

The Archdiocese of Durango in Mexico has begun the construction of a shrine dedicated to the martyrs who offered their... Read more

St. Jose Sanchez del Rio banner in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 16, 2016.

St José Sánchez del Río's witness highlighted at Mexican Martyrs Shrine statue dedication

Oct 18, 2021

By David Ramos

At the dedication of the statue of Saint José Sánchez del Río at Guadalajara’s Martyrs Shrine, the city’s archbishop highlighted... Read more

The Cubilete Mountain in Central Mexico

Virtual pilgrimage to Mexico's monument of Christ the King announced

Jan 8, 2021

By CNA Staff

The traditional youth pilgrimage to the monument of Christ the King on the “Cerro del Cubilete” (Dice Cup Hill) in... Read more

The Cristo Rey statue atop Cerro del Cubilete in Mexico's Guanajuato state.

Tens of thousands attend youth pilgrimage to Mexico's Cristo Rey shrine

Feb 26, 2019

More than 37,000 young people made a pilgrimage Saturday to the Christ the King shrine on Cerro del Cubilete in... Read more

St. Jose Sanchez del Rio banner in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 16, 2016.

A lesson from one of the Church's newest saints

Oct 18, 2016

When we find ourselves weary from the troubles of life, we can find inspiration in the heroism of one of... Read more

Juan Macias, the last known Cristero.

Last known Cristero soldier in Mexico dies at 103

Mar 11, 2016

The last known surviving soldier of the Cristero War, Juan Daniel Macías Villegas, died last month in his home town... Read more