New Mexico Bishop Defends Governor’s Controversial Gun Ban
The measure stirred immediate controversy in the state and across the nation.
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Lawsuit Seeks to Rescind $250,000 Albuquerque Grant to Planned Parenthood
The lawsuit asks court to declare that the grant is in violation of the state Constitution’s anti-donation clause, find the agreement to be null and void, and order the return of all funds that have already been received.
New Mexico Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe stated on March 3 that the legislation was “the worst in the nation.”
New Mexico Senate Passes Assisted Suicide Bill
Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe earlier this month decried the proposed law as “the worst in the nation” and a threat to the vulnerable.
New Mexico Assisted Suicide Bill ‘Worst in the Nation’, Archbishop Wester Warns
Eight other U.S. states presently allow assisted suicide.
Bishop Wall Invites Catholics to Pray for Navajo Man Scheduled for Federal Execution
Bishop James Wall of Gallup, New Mexico is leading a virtual prayer vigil on the afternoon of Aug. 26 ahead of Mitchell’s scheduled execution.
New Mexico Governor Says Churches Can Reopen at 25 Percent Capacity
On April 15, Bishop Peter Baldacchino announced that the diocese of Las Cruces would resume public Masses—the first U.S. Catholic diocese to reopen Masses during the pandemic.
US Bishops Highlight Plight of Native Communities as COVID Infections Surge
Recent reports have shown that COVID-19 infection rates in the Navajo Nation, which spans across the northeast corner of Arizona and parts of Utah and New Mexico, are among the highest in the world.
Knights of Columbus in New Mexico, Hawaii Help Native People Amid Coronavirus
In a statement, the Knights of Columbus in Gallup said that while this has felt like a long Lent for everyone, “by standing together, the light of Easter will be upon us, and together we will sing the Non Nobis and Te Deum as the mists of darkness clear.”
Critics: New Mexico Bill Could Allow ‘Suicide Tourism’
House Bill 90 includes a provision that medical practitioners other than doctors can administer deadly drugs via telemedicine.
