Americas News
The last diplomat from the Vatican leaves Nicaragua
The chargé d'affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in Nicaragua, Monsignor Marcel Diouf, left the Central American country March 17. Read more
Called by God from childhood, triplets from Brazil belong to the same religious order
María Gorete dos Santos, María de Lourdes dos Santos, and María Aparecida dos Santos, 57, belong to the Franciscan Congregation... Read more
Church in Chile says ‘no to the violence’ following arson attack by indigenous militants
The statement from the Diocese of Temuco came after a March 13 fire destroyed the Sacred Heart of Jesus chapel... Read more
Pro-lifers in Mexico call for ban on surrogate motherhood
The Steps for Life platform in Mexico called for legislation against surrogate motherhood, known in Spanish as “rent-a-womb.” Read more
Mexican religious sister tells how Christians live in Sudan, a Muslim-majority country
Sister María del Carmen Galicia stressed that “peaceful coexistence” is possible between the followers of Islam and Christianity. Read more
Report: Nicaragua to close Vatican embassy in Managua, Nicaraguan embassy to Holy See
The request to close the two embassies follows just days after Pope Francis likened Nicaragua’s Sandinista government to Nazi Germany. Read more
Feminists in Latin America attack Catholic churches on International Women’s Day
Some feminist groups used International Women’s Day to vandalize Catholic churches and public buildings in Latin American countries. Read more
Priest laments that economic sanctions are preventing post-war recovery and reconstruction in Syria
"The economic blockade is causing great suffering today," said Father Hugo Alaniz, an Argentine missionary of the Institute of the... Read more
Ortega shuts down Catholic aid organization Caritas Nicaragua
The charity provided food for the country’s poorest people, donations of crutches and prostheses, delivered medicines at low cost, among... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua dissolves John Paul II Catholic University
In a new blow to the Church in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega has ordered the legal status of... Read more
Whereabouts of imprisoned Nicaraguan bishop are unknown
“We know that no one who is in the conditions which the bishop is in can be well,” Nicaraguan lawyer... Read more
UN calls on Nicaragua to free Bishop Álvarez and other political prisoners
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on the Nicaraguan dictatorship to release Bishop... Read more
Mexican bishops condemn police pursuit, violent arrest of migrants on cathedral grounds
The Ciudad Juárez Cathedral has long been one of the places where migrants are received, as the city sits on... Read more
Aid to the Church in Need ‘greatly concerned’ about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to prison
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need expressed its concern for the situation of the Church in Nicaragua... Read more
‘God really intervened’: How a Catholic priest escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti
Father Antoine Macaire Christian Noah, a Claretian priest from Cameroon, escaped unharmed from a crime gang that had kidnapped him... Read more
Thousands in Mexico march in defense of the family and children
Thousands demonstrated in front of Mexico’s federal legislature earlier this week demanding that lawmakers protect the true rights of Mexican... Read more
Mexican bishops respond to data showing increasingly fewer Catholics in their country
One of the challenges facing the bishops of the Catholic Church in Mexico is the decrease in the number of... Read more
Order of cloistered nuns leaves Nicaragua after 22 years
In a Feb. 27 post on their Facebook page, the nuns explained: “We, the Trappist Sisters of Nicaragua, have voluntarily... Read more
Argentina: New book gives Pope Francis’ responses to issues he’s most often asked about
The book reviews the almost 10 years of Francis’ pontificate based on conversations that Argentine and Italian journalists had with... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua bans Stations of the Cross in the streets
The Nicaraguan dictatorship has prohibited holding the Stations of the Cross in the streets the same week Ortega accused the... Read more
