Agua Viva is the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The newspaper is a 28-page, bi-lingual – English and Spanish – publication and is published bi-monthly with a total circulation of 11,135. It is distributed free of charge to the parishes and missions that comprise the Diocese of Las Cruces. The publication is also available online here.

Mission Statement
As the official newspaper of the Diocese of Las Cruces, Agua Viva maintains as its primary goal the dissemination of local, diocesan, regional, national and international church news. Agua Viva attempts to emphasize the role of local parishioners and their activities as they relate to their own parish communities and to the diocese as a whole. At the same time, Agua Viva dares to challenge its readers to reach a deeper under understanding of Catholic teachings as well as to offer accurate and objective reporting of information having to do with the Roman Catholic Church.

Policies and Procedures

• The advertising manager reserves the right to refuse any ad found unsuitable for publication in a Catholic publication.
• Every attempt will be made to grant the advertiser’s position request, however, no position can be guaranteed.
• The publisher reserves the right to revise rates without notice. All current contracts will not be revised. Cancellations cannot be made after Input Deadline Date.