Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-01 | Page 7 | Mexican Nuns Come to Tucson

MEXICAN NUNS COME TO TUCSON TUCSO TUCSON Ariz July By 31 21 ByThe The Associated Press Three Three nuns from Parral Chihuahua hAve sought refugo In Tucson as asa asa asa a result of the coming conflict between the Mexican l I government and the Roman Catholic CI church churchover churchover churchover over the enforcement of the Mex Mexican ican religious regulations The Tho three holy women fold ald the tho Academia Sor Juana Inez Inca Do De laCruz La IA LaCruz Cruz with which they had been c had been closed clond as 03 a result of the new regulations On Oneo of the tho women the Re Roy Rev Mother Pilar Farras Farra who wa was s mother su- su su perl perlor or of oC o the academy explained that under the new laws that nuns cannot live lire In the community n and andau all au those ho ho have homes In Mexico have returned to them while while- bile bile- the tho foreign born sisters line hive left leCt the country Those who remain can can- cannot can cannot not engage enga In iii religious work she said whether they are native born or foreign born In this to- to respect re respect their situation Is dIfferent nt from froni that of the priests who may exercise their office It If they are native born Mexicans