Diocese of Las Cruces

(OSV News) — The Trump administration’s move to seize a New Mexico pilgrimage site for border wall construction — despite religious liberty objections — continues to be contested in court, …

The U.S. House of Representatives began its August recess as both chambers faced a looming Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government and avoid another shutdown. 

The 4,675 foot peak, capped by a 29-foot limestone statue of Jesus Christ the King, has served as a shrine for Catholic faithful for close to a century.

Erecting “a symbol of division in the shadow of Christ runs contrary to the very person of Christ,” who gathers people of all backgrounds ” to himself.”

A New Mexico diocese says Trump administration plans to seize part of Mount Cristo Rey for a border wall violates Catholic religious liberty in a legal filing.

(OSV News) — A New Mexico diocese is citing a breach of religious freedom protections, as it pushes back against the Trump administration’s efforts to seize land from a pilgrimage …