Bishop Héctor Mario Pérez Villarreal, secretary general of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, encouraged participation in the colloquium ‘One Hundred Years Since the Start of the Cristero Resistance’ in Mexico City. The event, organized by the Mexican Bishops’ Conference and the Pontifical University of Mexico, aims to understand the history of the Cristiada, a conflict between Catholics and the Mexican state in the 1920s, and commemorate the faith witness of Mexicans. Pérez Villarreal emphasized that the conflict was about religious freedom, not violence, and that the colloquium seeks to delve into the truth and complete the understanding of this chapter in Mexican history. More: EWTN News
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