Diocese of El Paso hosts 29th annual Border Mass uniting three border dioceses

The Diocese of El Paso hosted its 29th annual Border Mass, bringing together Catholic communities from El Paso, Las Cruces and Ciudad Juárez.

The Mass took place Saturday, October 31st, at ABARA Old Fort Bliss, located at 1820 W. Paisano Drive.

The Most Rev. Peter Baldacchino, Bishop of Las Cruces, served as the principal celebrant. He was joined by the Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz, Bishop of El Paso; the Most Rev. Anthony C. Celino, Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso; and the Rev. José Armando Benavides Romero, Diocesan Administrator of the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez.

The Diocese of El Paso said the annual Bi-National Border Mass brings together the faithful of the three dioceses to pray together as one Church along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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