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May 1, 2019 (LifeSiteNews.com) — A Brazilian representative elected to the country’s Chamber of Deputies, the lower legislative house, gave an opening speech declaring her commitment as a Catholic to “Christ, the King of the Universe” and ended her opening speech with the cry, “¡Viva Cristo Rey!” (“Long live Christ the King!”). Christine Nogueira do Reis Tonietto, popularly known as “Chris Tonietto,” is a 27-year-old attorney and a member of the Dom Bosco Center, a movement that seeks to instill Catholics with knowledge of Catholic doctrine and the practice of Catholic piety, particularly the regular reception of the sacraments. She...

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That the Mexican Bishops were not pleased with Pope Francis’ discourse of February 13th, had been understood immediately. Even so, three weeks later the discontent has now exploded in “Desde la Fe”, the Archdiocese of Mexico City’s magazine, and simultaneously on the Archdiocese’s official site, in an unsigned editorial [in Spanish here], thus traceable to the Archbishop himself, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera. It was one passage in particular that humiliated the bishops in the Pope’s discourse, when Francis stopped reading the written text and said: “The mission is vast and it requires many ways to conduct it. And it is...

When I first heard "For Greater Glory" (originally titled "Cristiada," which I prefer) was being shot, I was stunned -- and skeptical. It never could be produced by Hollywood. In fact, it wouldn't be a theatrical release, maybe a short documentary, certainly with a small budget. On the former, I was correct; it was made in Mexico. On the latter, I was wrong; it's a full-fledged major motion picture with grade-A talent. And it's wonderful. The cast includes Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Peter O'Toole (in a cameo role as a murdered priest, the octogenarian is splendid), Ruben Blades and...

www.catholicnewsagency.com Movie explores faith in Cristero War against forced secularism By Kevin J. Jones Cuajimalpa, Mexico, Apr 8, 2011 / 06:16 am (CNA).- The director of the upcoming movie “Cristiada” describes his film about the armed resistance against the attempt to secularize Mexico by force in the 1920s as an inspiring tale of faith and religious freedom.“Our film follows the stories of five ordinary people from across the country who chose to stand up for their rights,” director Dean Wright told CNA on April 4. “Ultimately, once they found themselves in this little civil war, they had to decide...

St. José María Robles Hurtado by Pedro A. MorenoPriest, Martyr and Knight : A Special Heart With a Special Beat In this article: A Heroic Priest Christ, the King of Mexico Help from the Vatican The Ultimate Witness Almost 80 years ago, on a hill outside of the small town of Quila, Jalisco, Mexico, there was a deafening and deadly silence. A special heart, a priestly heart united with Christ’s own, was stilled. Its special beat, a loving palpitation for the Eucharist, was now silent. The silence became one with the predawn darkness in which a group of soldiers finished...