Archdiocese of Morelia

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Michoacan bishops to politicians: 'Don't fall into making false promises that sow unrealistic expectations'

May 18, 2021

By David Ramos

With less than a month before the 2021 Mexican legislative election, the bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Morelia in... Read more

The interior of St. James the Apostle church in Nurio, Mexico. Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Morelia.

Fire destroys historic church in Mexico

Mar 9, 2021

St. James the Apostle church in Nurio, in the Mexican state of Michoacán, was destroyed by a fire on Sunday.  Read more

Priest murdered in Mexican state of Michoacan

Aug 27, 2018

The Archdiocese of Morelia confirmed Saturday that the corpse of Fr. Miguel Gerardo Flores, who had disappeared for a week,... Read more

Archbishop Alberto Suarez Inda of Morelia, who will be made a cardinal during the Feb. 14 consistory.

Head of drug war-torn Mexican diocese to become a cardinal

Jan 9, 2015

Pope Francis announced Jan. 4 that among the 20 men who will be named cardinals at the next consistory is... Read more

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Father Max Josef Metzger, a Catholic priest executed by the Nazi regime in 1944 for his peace activism and ecumenical work, was beatified Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Freiburg, Germany.

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

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Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

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Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

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Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

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