Mexico

Father Garcés arrived at San Xavier, located a few miles south of Tucson, in 1768. Over the next eight years he would undertake a series of incredible journeys.

Faith has been front and center through Mexico’s World Cup run on home turf as it hosts the tournament with the United States and Canada.

Five Catholic bishops from the United States-Mexico border region led a day of pastoral accompaniment in Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico.

“Sport should not be a distraction” from injustices but rather an “opportunity to put our differences at the service of justice, truth, and peace.”

“They were simple ranchers who didn’t have much education, but they had strong faith — and they died for it. … “I’ve always found that very beautiful.”

A new analysis from Pew Research Center has found that Catholicism has lost more members than it has gained in most of the 24 countries surveyed, while Protestantism has seen …

While customs may vary, Holy Week is for many a unifying moment where communities are one in their collective remembrance of God’s love for humanity.

“Churches are places of prayer, encounter, and solace for thousands of people, especially for those seeking spiritual comfort after suffering injustice.”

Along with the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Pew included in its survey various European, Asian and South American nations, as well as Australia.

The apparitions on Tepeyac Hill can be seen as “a permanent criterion for discerning the evangelizing mission of the Church,” the pope said.