Blood-Drenched Altars: A Catholic Commentary on the History of Mexico

In Blood-Drenched Altars, Oklahoma's Bishop Francis Clement Kelley, one of the foremost contemporary proponents of American help for suffering Mexican Catholics, describes the horrific tale of the worst disaster in the history of once-pious Mexico.

Mexico was once the jewel in the crown of Catholic Spain; for 300 years, that country developed a strong Catholic identity and became prosperous and happy. When Mexico gained independence, successive mismanagement and poor governmental judgment le...