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Dia De Los Muertos

A file photo shows a woman praying at the grave of a relative during the Day of the Dead commemoration near Mexico City. The traditional celebration honors children on All Saints' Day, Nov. 1, and adults on All Souls' Day, Nov. 2. (OSV News photo/Henry Romero, Reuters)

Mexico City Catholics unite faith and tradition for Day of the Dead celebrations

David Agren|Oct 30, 2025|4 Min Read

Side altars in the Cathedral of Guanajuato ahead of Dia de los Muertos during the author’s visit last year. Each year, Mexican families gather before All Saints' Day, Nov. 1, to decorate their altars with photographs, food, candles, and flowers. (Amy Welborn)

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History, solitude, prayer takes new meaning in Guanajuato, Mexico

Amy Welborn|May 3, 2023|10 Min Read

Eighth graders at St. Charles Borromeo School in North Hollywood created a Día de los Muertos altar to honor victims of school shootings in the U.S. (Yannina Diaz)

Eighth graders’ Día de los Muertos altars honor Uvalde victims

Angelus Staff|Nov 2, 2022|2 Min Read

From left to right, Cpl. Hunter Lopez’s cousins and his aunt, Myrna, uncle Juan Carlos Lopez and grandparents Carlos and Helen Lopez, stand at the traditional “Dia de los Muertos” prayer altar built in Lopez’s memory at Calvary Cemetery in East LA. Lopez was killed Aug. 26 in Kabul during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Victor Alemán)

Family honors slain Marine at East LA ‘Dia de los Muertos’ event

Tom Hoffarth|Nov 4, 2021|5 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, celebrates a virtual Día de los Muertos vigil at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles Nov. 1, 2020. (Colton Machado/Archdiocese of Los Angeles)

Archbishop Gomez prays for COVID-19 victims at Día de los Muertos vigil

Catholic News Service|Nov 2, 2020|3 Min Read

Dia de los Muertos in Santa Clara Cemetery, Oxnard. (Archdiocese of Los Angeles/Sarah Yaklic)

Los Angeles archdiocese offers Dia de los Muertos resources amid pandemic

Catholic News Agency|Oct 26, 2020|3 Min Read

Bishop Aclan blesses the ofrendas Oct. 26 at Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard. (Sarah Yaklic)

Día de los Muertos about more than the 'bread of the dead,' bishop says

Jonah McKeown|Oct 30, 2019|3 Min Read

(Victor Alemán)

How ‘Dia de los Muertos’ has become a celebration of life in LA

Pilar Marrero|Oct 23, 2019|6 Min Read

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