Americas News
Nicaraguan police place Catholic bishop, priests under house arrest
The bishop, along with six priests and six lay people, have been surrounded by dozens of riot police since Aug.... Read more
Pope Francis wishes ‘hope in the risen Christ’ to victims of Cuba oil fire, explosions
Pope Francis said Monday he is spiritually close to those hurt or killed in a fire at an oil facility... Read more
‘Good Morning Man’ remembered for dedicating life to others after ‘conversation with God’
Larry Tutt, known to D.C. locals for spreading kindness on a street corner, was remembered at a Mass at the... Read more
Nicaragua’s Ortega regime blocks bishop from leaving diocesan offices to celebrate Mass
A video posted Aug. 4 on social media shows a group of riot police, with batons and shields, blocking the... Read more
Don’t ignore Canada’s spike in anti-Catholic hate crimes, watchdog says
Catholics in Canada suffered the largest spike in religion-based hate crimes last year, and government officials must take action in... Read more
Mexican bishops offer prayers for trapped miners
Ten miners remain trapped in a coal mine in Sabinas, Coahuila state, after a breach during an excavation caused flooding. Read more
Archdiocese asks faithful to pray to Curé of Ars for priests in Nicaragua
On the feast day of St. John Mary Vianney, Aug. 4, the Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua, called on the faithful... Read more
Pope Francis to Canada’s Jesuits: ‘When there is conflict the liturgy is always mistreated’
Pope Francis told Jesuits in Canada about how his experience in Latin America formed his beliefs about synodality, liturgy, and... Read more
Could priests in Mexico avoid being killed by wearing a cassock?
Bishop Jesús González Hernández said wearing religious clothing could prevent Catholic priests from being victims of violence. Read more
Opus Dei in Argentina responds to accusations of exploiting women
The BBC published an article Aug. 2 reporting that 43 women from Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia made a complaint against... Read more
Ortega regime in Nicaragua violently shuts down Catholic radio stations
Nicaraguan police broke into Divine Mercy parish the night of Aug. 1 in the town of Sébaco in the Diocese... Read more
Guadalajara archbishop: ‘Thorough investigation’ of alleged eucharistic miracle needed
Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega recently spoke out about an alleged eucharistic miracle posted on social media. Read more
Nuns help women escape human trafficking along Colombia-Venezuela border
The Adorer Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity in Cúcuta, Colombia, have helped some 4,000 women escape human-trafficking... Read more
Bishop tells Mexican people not to remain silent amid acts of violence
During a July 30 Mass in Chilpancingo’s town square, the bishop said that “those of us who can speak, must... Read more
‘Don't we have a place in the Church?’: Read pope’s response to Argentine priest on seminary's closure
The pope's letter sheds light on the Vatican's controversial closure of one of Argentina's top seminaries. Read more
Bishops express pain over killing of more than 30 police officers this year in Colombia
The officers have been victims of the so-called “pistol plan” of the criminal organization known as the Clan del Golfo. Read more
Choose light over darkness, Pope Francis tells young people in Iqaluit
Some of those indigenous people assembled to listen to the pope had met with him at the Vatican in March. Read more
Pope Francis gifts his ‘dearest friend’ to Canada: St. Joseph
The 85-year-old pontiff gifted a statue of St. Joseph and the Child Jesus to the archbishop’s residence in Québec City. Read more
Priest in Mexico shot and wounded
The priest, shot in the cheek while driving, is reported to be out of danger. Read more
Pope Francis praises Canada’s indigenous people as he departs Québec
The pope's next, and final stop, in Canada is Iqaluit, in the country's northernmost territory. Read more
