15,000 Faithful and Pope’s Representative Commemorate Centenary of 4 Cristero Martyrs in Mexico

August 18, 2026 World News

An image of the five martyrs of the Archdiocese of Durango — Sts. Luis Bátis, Manuel Morales, Salvador Lara, David Roldán and Mateo Correa — hangs behind the altar at the Mass marking the centenary of the martyrdom of the first four, celebrated Aug. 15, 2026, in Puerto de Santa Teresa, Zacatecas.

A special Mass was held commemorating Sts. Luis Bátis Sáinz, Manuel Morales, Salvador Lara Puente and David Roldán Lara, who were martyred during the persecution of the Church in late 1920s.

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