Steff Koeneman: Church Leaders and Arizona Side

steff koeneman: At least 250 people showed up on the Arizona side, said Steff Koeneman, spokeswoman for the Diocese of Tucson, according to Metro News. It wasn't immediately clear how many came on the Mexico side. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, was the principal celebrant as the 3 p.m. mass got underway in both Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico. An altar was erected on both sides of the border. The mass is the third one along the Arizona-Mexico border this year and is organized by Dioceses Without Borders, a group composed of church leaders from around Arizona and the Mexican border state of Sonora. Some sat in camping chairs or held umbrellas while listening to the mass in 80-degree weather. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.