New campaign calls on Mexicans to rediscover the capital’s heart through revered churches

MEXICO CITY — La Profesa church in downtown Mexico City has endured through a tumultuous history. An uprising left bullet holes in its walls in 1847. A fire devoured its wooden floors decades later. Its foundation continues to sink due to unstable ground.

“What makes this space important is that it remains alive and continues to be in use,” art historian Alejandro Hernández said.

Hernández works with a handful of experts to preserve and promote the capital’s heritage through the Mexico City Historic Center Trust...