Cristero Rebellion

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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

L: Blessed José Luis Sánchez del Río. R: Paulina Gálvez Ávila holds her daughter, Ximena Guadalupe, who was cured through Bl. José Luis' intercession. Photo via Facebook.

One family's unimaginable suffering paves the way for a teen's sainthood

Jan 29, 2016

The miraculous cure of a baby with brain damage through the intercession of Mexican martyr Blessed José Luis Sánchez del... Read more

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New translation tells 'forgotten history' of Cristero uprising

Jul 21, 2013

By Kevin J. Jones

The story of the persecution of Mexican Catholics in the 1920s is being told anew, in an English translation of... Read more