Mexican Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel has defended the Vatican-approved adaptations to the Roman Rite for indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico, saying Jesus didn’t celebrate Mass in Latin. The cardinal emphasised that these changes are faithful to Catholic teaching and reflect local culture, addressing traditionalist criticism. The Dicastery for Divine Worship recently approved a decree permitting Read more
The Vatican has approved integrating Indigenous traditions into the Catholic Mass in Mexico’s Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas. The adaptations include new roles for lay leaders and cultural expressions during worship, reflecting the traditions of local Indigenous communities. According to a decree issued by Cardinal Arthur Roche, the Dicastery for Divine Worship granted Read more
The Twenty-second Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Mexico has upheld the constitutional autonomy rights of the Querétaro Catholic Diocese. With the legal support of ADF International, the Querétaro Diocese successfully fended off a demand from the Mexican National Institute for Data Protection to alter church records according to a transgender-identifying individual’s self-identification. The transgender-identifying Read more
An upsurge in violence in Mexico has got Catholics there looking at different ways to combat the country’s escalating crime statistics. They are looking to laypeople, especially the young, to cooperate with the law. “We have had meetings of businessmen, women, young people, consecrated men and women, seminarians, priests…” says Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López, Mexico Read more
Various marches were held on March 8 for International Women’s Day in Latin America. Some feminist groups, however, used the occasion to vandalise Catholic churches and public buildings. Mexico was one of the countries where the most violence took place. In the country’s capital, Mexico City, protesters attacked the metropolitan cathedral located in Constitution Plaza. Read more
The Mexican Catholic Church is facing a spiritual crisis, and the bishops admit they’re losing the people. That’s the conclusion of the Mexican Episcopal Conference (CEM) report on the synodal consultations that took place late last year in 75 of the Latin American country’s 79 dioceses. The bishops acknowledged that they have listened “little or Read more
Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church has suspended a controversial priest who has advised parishioners to carry guns to fight off drug cartels. Better known as “Father Pistolas,” Rev Alfredo Gallegos is a priest in the violence-plagued western state of Michoacan who has himself sometimes carried a weapon. A circular from the Archdiocese of Morelia, the state Read more
In one historic weekend, the Cardinal Archbishop of Guadalajara, José Francisco Robles Ortega, ordained 70 men to the priesthood in two separate ceremonies held on June 4 and 5 at the Mexican Martyrs Shrine in that city. In the first ordination, 33 priests were ordained and in the second, 37. In addition, the cardinal ordained Read more