{"id":101613,"date":"2026-08-01T23:29:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101613"},"modified":"2026-08-01T23:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:29:57","slug":"he-presented-a-gun-dispute-over-islamic-mosque-turns-violent-at-new-mexico-catholic-parish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/he-presented-a-gun-dispute-over-islamic-mosque-turns-violent-at-new-mexico-catholic-parish\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ha estratto una pistola\u2019: La disputa su una moschea islamica diventa violenta in una parrocchia cattolica del New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A public dispute over the construction of an Islamic mosque in Albuquerque, New Mexico, boiled over into violence earlier this month when a local resident reportedly drew a gun during an altercation with an employee of a Catholic parish. Father Vincent Paul Ch\u00e1vez, the pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish in Albuquerque, told EWTN News that the violent incident on July 22 came after several weeks of tension in the community\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A public dispute over the construction of an Islamic mosque in Albuquerque, New Mexico, boiled over into violence earlier this month when a local resident reportedly drew a gun during an altercation with an employee of a Catholic parish. Father Vincent Paul Ch\u00e1vez, the pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish in Albuquerque, told EWTN News that the violent incident on July 22 came after several weeks of tension in the community\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-101613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101298,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/archbishop-wester-defends-proposed-mosque-in-new-mexico-criticizes-anti-muslim-sentiment\/","url_meta":{"origin":101613,"position":0},"title":"Archbishop Wester defends proposed mosque in New Mexico, criticizes \u2018anti-Muslim sentiment\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Luglio 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Archbishop John Charles Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, voiced support for a Muslim group\u2019s effort to construct a mosque in the suburbs of Albuquerque after the plan faced some community pushback.The Albuquerque Islamic Center received approval for the new mosque in North Valley in a 5-1 vote by the Bernalillo County Planning Commission on July 1. 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