New Movie on 14-Year Old Boy Who Battled Religious Persecution in Mexico | EWTN News Nightly

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A new movie tells the story of a 14 year old boy and what he did to battle against religious persecution in Mexico in the 1920s. "Mirando Al Cielo" is by Fathom events and tells of one of the many beautiful faith-based stories from Mexico. This one is about Jose Sanchez del Rio and the Cristero Army that battled for the faith against government forces. It will be in theaters in the United States on Tuesday night. It also will be released in Mexico next month. One of the producers of "Mirando Al Cielo," Laura Pelaez, joins to tell us more about Jose Sanchez del Rio and how she became familiar with his story. Pelaez discusses why she made this movie now and what she hopes the audience gets from it. She explains how Jose Sanchez del Rio remains relevant today. The producer of the movie fills in our viewers on where they can go for more information. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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