Meeting San Albino, Again
I attend the Basilica of San Albino in Mesilla, New Mexico. The Basilica is named after San Albino, Saint Albinus of Angers, and Saint-Aubin in French. In English, he is Saint Alban. Interestingly, I ended up at another Church named…
A Saint in El Paso
There’s a lot of “hidden” history in El Paso, a lot of stories that are not widely known. One of those stories is the product of the Mexican Revolution. Saint Pedro De Jesus Maldonado Lucero (St Peter of Jesus Maldonado),…
Feast Day of Saint Mark
On 25 April, we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Mark the Evangelist. But who is Saint Mark? St. Mark, whose full name was John Mark, wrote one of the four gospels. Mark is not mentioned in the Bible unless…
His Holiness, Pope Francis Dies at 88
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday morning at the Vatican at the age of 88. He passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time, according to the Vatican. Pope Francis died on…
Easter Vigil at San Albino
22 April 2025, Mesilla, New Mexico, Steven Zimmerman – On 19 April 2025, the Basilica of San Albano held its Easter Vigil Mass and welcomed five people into the Catholic Church. The Vigil Mass began near the Columberiaums, where a…
Launching 1 May 2025
The Las Cruces Catholic newspaper’s mission is to communicate the faith life of the local and universal Catholic Church. We will achieve this by informing the Catholic community about diocesan events, news from the national and world Catholic Church, and other relevant…
Feast Day of Saint Bernadette
16 April 2025, Las Cruces, NM, Steven Zimmerman – On 16 April, the Church will celebrate the feast day of St. Bernadette Soubirous, who received apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in the mid-1800s. During these apparitions, Mary…
Saint Bernadette Soubirous
On 16 April, the Church will celebrate the feast day of St. Bernadette Soubirous, who received apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in the mid-1800s. During these apparitions, Mary revealed herself to St. Bernadette as the Immaculate Conception,…
Clergy Scam
Scams abound. Not a single day goes by that we don’t encounter someone trying to part us from our hard-earned money. There is a new scam in El Paso and Las Cruces; some have already been victimized. Many of us…
Saint Gemma Galgani
On 11 April, we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Gemma Galgani. You don’t know who Saint Gemma Galgani is? Well, this post is just for you. St. Gemma Galgani, also known as the Flower of Lucca, was an Italian…