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New Mexico bishop defends governor’s controversial gun ban
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 12, 2023 / 13:30 pm Archbishop John Wester of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in a Monday statement defended the New Mexico governor’s recent controversial executive order banning the carrying of guns in the state’s most populated county. “I believe Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is correct …
New Mexico assisted suicide bill ‘worst in the nation’, Archbishop Wester warns
Santa Fe, N.M., Mar 10, 2021 / 07:01 pm MT (CNA).- The New Mexico legislature could soon pass an assisted suicide bill that is “the worst in the nation”, Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe has said, lamenting “bills that threaten vulnerable life.” Wester said H.B. 47, which would legalize …
Santa Fe archdiocese again suspending public Mass
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Oct 23, 2020 / 04:37 pm MT (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is indefinitely suspending all public Masses after the weekend, citing rising COVID-19 cases in New Mexico and the approaching flu season. The archdiocese’s schools may remain open. In an Oct. 22 letter, …
Five minute warning: Santa Fe warns of preaching suspensions for homilies over time limit
by Ed Condon Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 18, 2020 / 11:51 am MT (CNA).- Priests in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe have been warned that they could lose the faculty to preach if they give homilies longer than five minutes. The archdiocese told CNA the restriction is part of the …