Home›Sources›Canonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002SourcesCanonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Canonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/canonization-mass-of-blessed-juan-diego-cuauhtlatoatzin-mexico-city-31-july-2002.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Canonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/canonization-mass-of-blessed-juan-diego-cuauhtlatoatzin-mexico-city-31-july-2002Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-canonization-mass-of-blessed-juan-diego, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Canonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/canonization-mass-of-blessed-juan-diego-cuauhtlatoatzin-mexico-city-31-july-2002}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThis is Pope John Paul II's own homily at the canonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin in Mexico City on 31 July 2002, published by the Holy See. As the canonizing authority's own record of its own act, delivered by the pope himself, it is the direct and authoritative source for the Catholic Church's own statement at the canonization. Its limit is that it is the Church's own devotional and institutional account of the canonization rather than independent historical scholarship on Juan Diego's own historicity, a question that has drawn genuine scholarly debate the atlas addresses through other, independent sources.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (16 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedJohn Paul IIPublisherWell-attestedHoly SeePublication YearWell-attested2002URLWell-attestedhttps://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/2002/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_20020731_canonization-mexico.htmlSource TypeWell-attestedTradition's own accountAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3Reliability tier 3: the pope's own homily at the canonization, the church's direct account of its own act, not independent historical scholarship on the figure's own historicity.NotesWell-attestedPope John Paul II's own homily at the canonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (2002); the papal instrument itself, not independent historical or theological analysis.CustodianCustodian SourceWell-attestedYesCustodian BodyWell-attestedHoly SeeCustodian BasisWell-attestedThe canonising authority publishing the record of its own act.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithJuan Diego, Figures Well-attested This source names Juan Diego directly: "Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin in Mexico City on 31 July 2002, published by the Holy See."Source Canonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002John Paul IItier 3the holders' own accountMexico, Countries Well-attested This source names Mexico directly: "Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin in Mexico City on 31 July 2002, published by the Holy See."Source Canonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002John Paul IItier 3the holders' own accountClaims Backed By This Source (16 claims)This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 13 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 holds.Figures, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested13FiguresJuan DiegoSourcesCanonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002Holds2SourcesCanonization Mass of Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexico City, 31 July 2002General References1FiguresJuan DiegoComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year