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Residents of Árbol Grande, a village near Tampico

Photograph of Father Juan Navarrete, recently consecrated Bishop of Sonora, on the occasion of celebrating Felipe Torres, Carlos De la Torre and Carlos Lomelí's First Communion (from left to right).

Letter from the Bishop of Sonora Juan Navarrete to Alfonso de la Torre where he explains the natural and supernatural means he must use to free himself from his vices. It additionally contains an invitation for Alfonso to return to Sonora to focus on…

Catechetical instructions (number 11) that Bishop of Sonora Juan Navarrete directed from exile to his diocese. It contains reflections on Jesus’ will to die on the cross as well as on Protestantism

Letter from Juan Navarrete, bishop of Sonora, to Alfonso de la Torre and other signatories from the Mexican Youth Catholic Organization (ACJM) in Nogales, Sonora in which he explains the Mexican National Episcopate’s stance on the legal and political…

Catholic Action and Study Circle Monthly Newsletter special double number’s cover paying homage to bishop of Sonora Juan Navarrete on occasion of his episcopal silver anniversary (1919-1944)

Cover of the sixth pastoral letter written by bishop of Sonora Juan Navarrete to his diocese in which he denounces Catholicism’s persecutors and urges parishioners to collaborate with Catholic Action and reorganize the Sonoran Diocesan League to face…

Commencement address by Ignacio Bours who graduated from the commerce course at St. Francis Xavier Apostolic School in Magdalena Sonora, founded by the bishop of Sonora Juan Navarrete and where Alfonso, Luis, Edmundo and Carlos de la Torre also…

Letter from Ignacio De la Torre to his sister María De la Torre where he recounts his studies’ status at the Sonoran seminar in Magdalena and Luis’ doubts regarding his priestly calling

Letter from Ignacio De la Torre to his sister María De la Torre in which he relates his mood, the daily life at the Sonoran seminar in Magdalena and the defections of some of his peers

Letter from Ignacio De la Torre to his sister María De la Torre in which he announces his priestly calling

Letter from Francisco De la Torre to his parents Ignacio De la Torre B. and María Uribarren in which he describes the audience offered by Pope Pius XII to a group of Mexicans at Castel Gandolfo on occasion of the coming Virgin of Guadalupe monument…

Letter from Francisco De la Torre to his sister María De la Torre in which he writes about his first experiences at the Gregorian University in Rome and the life at the Society of Jesus’ residence halls in Rome. It includes his impression on the…

Letter from Francisco De la Torre to his mother María Uribarren in which he recounts his responsibilities at the San Jose Private Day School, where he was posted in El Salvador. He describes the country’s religious liberty, its geography and the…

Letter of Francisco De la Torre to his mother María Uribarren in which, making the most of his school break spent in the U.S. and without the risks of sending mail via Mexico’s postal service, he describes the Jesuits’ works in Chihuahua and explains…

Francisco De la Torre’s responses to the Society of Jesus’ admission questionnaire

Letter of Francisco De la Torre to his sister María De la Torre in which he announces his decision to become a priest and stay living in Sonora

Photo of four unidentified Cristeros in Jalisco

Photo of five Cristeros. To the right, with his leg crossed and a cartridge belt around his waist, sits Luis E. Ibarra who fought in Jalisco. After the 1929 amnesty as part of President Calles and the Church’s arrangements, Ibarra moved to Sonora.…

Mexican Youth Catholic Association’s broadsheet distributed by the Tampico chapter in which the organization protests against the attacks on religious freedom as well as the coming enactment of “Calles Law,” praises Christ as King of the World and…