Americas News
Venezuelan bishops offer day of prayer, fasting as riots continue
Venezuela's bishops have organized a day of prayer and fasting amid ongoing, violent riots throughout the country as opposition to... Read more
Pope phones trash man who lost legs in accident
Maximiliano Acuña is a garbage collector in Buenos Aires who earlier this year was injured in a serious accident that... Read more
Facebook restores blocked Catholic pages, citing malfunction
Facebook has restored more than 25 Catholic pages in Portuguese and English that were blocked yesterday, citing a malfunction in... Read more
Caracas archdiocese rebukes attack on voters in Venezuela referendum
Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas has repudiated Sunday's attack on a referendum in which the vast majority of participants... Read more
Shots fired at people voting outside church in Venezuela
Armed civilians who support the Venezuelan regime opened fire against a large crowd of protestors who were participating in a... Read more
Mexican prison massacre may have 'Saint Death' ties
The recent massacre of over two dozen prisoners in a central penitentiary in the state of Guerrero, Mexico may have... Read more
Mexican priest found bound, stabbed to death in his room
Authorities are investigating the murder of another Catholic priest in Mexico who was bound and stabbed to death in his... Read more
Bishop responds: No, abortion isn't a Canadian 'core' value
Responding to a Canadian politician who called abortion a central aspect of the country's human rights efforts, a local bishop... Read more
Official song of World Youth Day Panama released
On Monday the Archdiocese of Panama released the official theme song of the next World Youth Day, to be held... Read more
Doctors say it's a miracle that toddler survived ninth-floor fall
The doctors at the Children's Hospital in San Miguel, Argentina, find no explanation for the quick recovery of Martin Chain... Read more
Despite rumors, soccer superstar Lionel Messi not denied Catholic wedding
An Argentine diocesan official has clarified that the local archbishop did not deny a sacramental Catholic wedding to Argentinian soccer... Read more
Mexican priest moved to intermediate care after stabbing attack
Father Miguel Angel Machorro, who was stabbed May 15 at the Mexico City Cathedral, left intensive care and was transferred... Read more
How Catholic culture can thrive on the internet
Social media can be difficult to navigate, but Catholics can reach out with a content-savvy approach that can truly engage... Read more
El Salvador's first cardinal a friend of Blessed Oscar Romero
Pope Francis' decision to elevate Bishop José Gregorio Rosa Chávez is unprecedented: not only is he the first Salvadoran cardinal,... Read more
Pope Francis to visit Chile, Peru in January 2018
The Holy See Press Office announced Monday that Pope Francis will travel to Chile from January 15 to 18 and... Read more
Italian exorcist to Jesuit leader: No, the devil isn't just a 'symbol'
Italian priest and exorcist Fr. Sante Babolin said that “the devil, Satan, exists” and that “evil is not an abstraction,”... Read more
This is the first laundry with Down syndrome workers in Latin America
Three years ago the Church in Chile launched “Lavandería 21,” a new work inclusion project for people with Downs syndrome,... Read more
Following sixth journalist murder this year, Mexican bishops speak up
The Mexican Bishops' Conference offered prayers for journalists as they face increased violence in their efforts to uncover truth. Read more
How the 'Mini Pope' moved the hearts of pilgrims at Fatima
The photo of a baby dressed up as the pope at the Fatima Shrine rocked social media during Pope Francis'... Read more
The murder case of Blessed Oscar Romero has been reopened
A nearly 40 year-old murder case was reopened this week to properly prosecute the suspected killer behind the Salvadorian archbishop's... Read more
