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Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal St. Therese Catholic Parish in Albuquerque’s North Valley was once the largest in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, with a holy shrine and tiled-roof church considered one of the finest ecclesiastical buildings in New Mexico. These days, the parish on North Fourth is one of the smallest and struggles to make ends meet. It is behind on its property insurance and in debt to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, owing more than a year’s worth of Sunday collection plate ...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday allowed places of worship statewide to operate at full capacity. The state limited the capacity of indoor worship services last April in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Since then, restrictions have fluctuated under tiered reopening guidelines. "The change was made in light of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that enjoin states from enforcing capacity li...

  Yesterday’s verdict in the George Floyd murder trial is one step toward accountability, toward a measure of justice for the family of George Floyd, and toward building a more just world free of racism and systemic violence against the Black community. We know we have much more work to do to build a more just society. We must continue the prayers and stand up to bigotry and racism in our country.   Last year, shortly after the killing of George Floyd, the African American Catholic Communit...

The Year of Saint Joseph: May 1: Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker Friday, Apr. 23, 2021 IC file photo+ Enlarge The vestibule of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in West Jordan is decorated with murals, such as this one, depicting the parishs roots. By Linda Petersen Intermountain Catholic WEST JORDAN – On May 1, Catholics around the world will celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. This celebration will have special meaning during 2021, the Year of Saint Joseph, as declared ...

For decades, Leigh-Anne just wanted someone, anyone, to listen. Instead, she said, she was placed in a mental hospital, silenced and ignored until she fell into a yearslong spiral of drug addiction, self-doubt and destruction. The 39-year-old was finally going to get her chance to confront Sabine Griego – the former priest who she says raped her repeatedly from ages 7 to 9. Sabine Griego But six weeks before he was to go on trial, Griego was found dead on a bathroom floor in a home near Las V...

  The Archdiocese of Santa Fe continues to abide by New Mexico’s Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Red to Green Framework, the county-by-county framework that permits counties – and the businesses and nonprofit entities within their borders – to operate under less restrictive public health measures when health metrics demonstrating the extent of the virus’ spread and test positivity within those counties are met. As such, Chimayo and the Tome Hill group pilgrimages, as well as speci...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Give Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., some credit. He’s asking an important question – even if state health officials seem awfully quick to dismiss it. And the senior senator from New Mexico has a growing and compelling body of data on his side. Heinrich and fellow Democrat Chris Van Hollen of Ma...

New Mexico abortion, assisted suicide bills called ‘gravely disappointing’ Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., speaks during a news conference during the 2015 fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) By Catholic News Service • Posted March 6, 2021 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) — With abortion and assisted suicide front and center in the New Mexico Legislature, “I wonder, what have we become?” Santa Fe Archbishop John C...

Mar. 4—Remaining days in session: 17 Pandemic relief: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a pair of bills into law Wednesday that would provide financial relief from the coronavirus pandemic. Senate Bill 1 would give restaurants, bars and other food and beverage establishments most affected by business restrictions a one-time gross receipts tax holiday for four months, from March to June. The ...

Biden team to review Trump immigration policies prior to reversal Feb 3, 2021 catholic news service Migrants cross the Rio Bravo at Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 1, 2021, to turn themselves in to request U.S. asylum in El Paso, Texas. Known as Río Bravo del Norte in Mexico, the river is called the Rio Grande in the U.S. (Credit: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters via CNS.) While new U.S. President Joe Biden is still reviewing immigration directives from his predecessor, policy watchers expect a more imm...