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For Greater Glory tells story of persecution in 1920s Mexico and the death of Father Robles NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When the Mexican government of Plutarco Elias Calles began persecuting the Catholic Church in the 1920s, priests were not immune. In fact, they became targets of the regime. One of the hundreds of priests killed during that time for simply carrying out his priestly ministry was Father Jose Maria Robles Hurtado. His martyrdom in...
The story of one of the martyrs is featured in a forthcoming feature film CHICAGO, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Relics of six Knights of Columbus canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000 will visit the Chicago area this weekend. The relics will be on display Saturday evening and Sunday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at 1170 North River Road in Des Plaines. The six priests -- Fathers Jose Maria Robles Hurtado, Pedro de Jesus Maldonado Lucero, Miguel de la...
HOUSTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Relics of six Knights of Columbus canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000 will launch a tour of several American cities Friday, April 27, in Houston. The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston will host the relics beginning with a special Mass Friday evening for the Knights of Columbus Texas State Convention. The relics will remain in the church for veneration during the regularly scheduled weekend Masses. The six priests --...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For years now, the Latino Theater Company has presented a holiday gift to the community, its production of "La Virgen De Guadulupe, Dios Inantzin." Adapted for the stage by company member and playwright Evelina Fernandez from the mid- Sixteenth Century text The Nican Mopohua, it relates the story of how the Virgin Mary appeared on four occasions to the lowly peasant Juan Diego in the mountains of Tepeyac near Mexico City in 1531. Miracles...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- For years now, the Latino Theater Company has presented a holiday gift to the community, its production of "La Virgen De Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin." Adapted for the stage by company member and playwright Evelina Fernandez from the mid-Sixteenth Century text The Nican Mopohua, it relates the story of how the Virgin Mary appeared on four occasions to the lowly peasant Juan Diego in the mountains of Tepeyac near Mexico City in 1531. Miracles...
