Attorneys for the diocese contend that a physical barrier would disrupt an annual pilgrimage that draws as many as 40,000 worshippers to the mountaintop each fall
(RNS) — The land targeted by the federal government is at the base of Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain and pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ.
The court action marks the latest escalation of controversy over the site, and comes amid recent tensions between Trump and members of his administration and Pope Leo XIV.
