Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Relic of Saint Draws Catholics Worried About Immigration Issue

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A Roman Catholic saint who is a figure of devotion for those crossing the border into the United States is attracting believers concerned about the plight of undocumented immigrants. Toribio Romo Gonzalez was a priest who died in the so-called Cristero War, a rebellion against Mexico's anti-clerical government of the 1920s. Canonized as Saint Toribio in 2000, many Hispanic Catholics have come to view him as the patron saint of migrants. An ankle bone from the priest, housed in a...

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