Amid Border Wall Battle with Feds, New Mexico Catholic Dioceses Call upon the Devout
Bishops say the 14-acre seizure would burden religious exercise and threaten a shrine that draws thousands of pilgrims each year.
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Amid border wall battle with feds, New Mexico Catholic dioceses call upon the devout
A pilgrimage is planned Sunday at Mount Cristo Rey, near where the Trump administration wants a new border wall segment.
Bishops plan Mass on pilgrimage mountain Trump administration seeks to seize
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."
Bishop Baldacchino to Climb Mount Cristo Rey As the Government Moves to Seize Diocesan Land
Jim Watson A giant limestone statue of Jesus Christ stands atop Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on Feb. 19, 2017, on the U.S.-Mexico border. The federal government is seeking to seize land from the Las Cruces Diocese for 1.5 miles of border wall, a move the diocese says would desecrate a sacred site and impede religious practice.
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