Trouble in Las Cruces!

Faithful Catholics in Las Cruces, New Mexico are petitioning for transparency and orthodoxy in the face of the ham-handed, scorched earth pastoral practices of the Neocatechumenal Way there.

Faithful Catholics in Las Cruces, New Mexico are petitioning for transparency and orthodoxy in the face of the ham-handed, scorched earth pastoral practices of the Neocatechumenal Way there.

Pope Leo XIV met with the leaders of the Neocatechumenal Way on Monday, January 19, 2026, and he spent a significant part of his address speaking of issues of unity and urging them to avoid exclusion, closure, intimidation and actions that arouse guilt and fear.