For a beautiful rendering of the story of Juan Diego, who helped blend Native American beliefs with Christianity, please read “Vatican to Canonize Cuauhtlatoahtzin (Juan Diego); Pope John Paul II to visit Tenochtitlan in July”, by Miroslava Flores, published by La Voz de Aztlan, a living voice of the people of Tecuauhtlacuepeuh (“Our Lady of Guadalupe”): http://www.aztlan.net/juandiego.htm

For an account of new Saint Pedro de San Jose de Betancur, please visit Guatemala Daily: http://www.guatemaladaily.com/p/23/567a873df726.html

World Youth Day: http://www.wyd2002.org/index.php

Official Schedule of this North American visit of Pope John Paul II: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/sub_index/trav_canada-guatemala-mexico-2002.htm

For more articles on the Pope’s North American tour, please visit the ZENIT News Agency: http://www.zenit.org

“Ecclesia in America” Papal Address given in Mexico City, January 22, 1999:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_22011999_ecclesia-in-america_en.html

For an account of the Pope’s confrontation with U.S. bishops: http://cbc.ca/news/features/pope_clergy.html