College, friends pay farewell to local professor, activist Cardenas
Jan. 1, 2021
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Lucy Cardenas, second from right, is pictured at The Knights Gala in 2018 at IBC Bank s Sanchez Neiman Suite along with other honorees. Cardenas, the first woman chancellor for the Diocese of Laredo, a former Laredo College professor and a community leader died onDanny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Laredo lost an exemplary woman in Lucy Cardenas as her former employer and friends reminisced recently after the major role model died at 75 following years of fighting for the community.
Cardenas was a former professor then-known Laredo Community College, now Laredo College. She was a female leader in the college’s own commission for women. She was considered as the first woman chancellor for the Diocese of Laredo. And she was very active in the local Democratic Party, where she even served as precinct chair for many years.
Dos Laredos celebrate the Virgin of the Guadalupe amid pandemic
Dec. 14, 2020
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On Saturday, faithful Catholics all over the community got together in their respective homes and churches to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe on her day of feast.
Every year, the Gateway City’s parishioners and believers of the virgin attend church for a special mass in her honor that features matachines who dance in a ritualistic style to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe. This year, due to the pandemic, things were very different here and in the sister city of Nuevo Laredo.
In Laredo, the festivities were restricted to some extent by the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, which has restricted church attendance to just certain percentage of parishioners. Around the city, most people opted to honor the virgin in their home. Some even brought matachines from their local parishes to their homes.