Americas News
Kidnapped priest in Mexico liberated
A priest in Mexico's state of Tamaulipas who had been abducted earlier this week was freed on Thursday after media... Read more
This Mexican bishop met with gang leaders to protect threatened priests
A bishop in Mexico's Guerrero state, which suffers the most from drug- and gang-related violence, recently met with gang leaders... Read more
Indigenous priest murdered in Mexico
Fr. Felipe Altamirano Carrillo, an indigenous priest who served in the Mexico's western state of Nayarit, was murdered Sunday while... Read more
Building the border wall is treasonous, Mexico City archdiocese declares
The Archdiocese of Mexico said in a Sunday editorial that Mexican businessmen who would participate in the construction of a... Read more
Peru's March for Life transforms into aid for flood victims
The March for Life in Lima, Peru on Saturday was transformed into a Solidarity March, with volunteers gathering several tons... Read more
Catholics are bringing health care to one of the world's poorest countries
Catholics are banding together to bring life-saving health care to rural areas in one of the poorest countries in the... Read more
Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists
A bill in Bolivia that would allow abortions only for certain groups of women is uniting unlikely groups in opposition... Read more
Priests in Peru encouraged to visit victims of floods, mudslides
On the occasion of the worldwide “24 Hours for the Lord”, the Archdiocese of Piura encouraged priests to visit and... Read more
March for life, peace and migrants in Tijuana draws 30,000
Some 30,000 people gathered last Sunday for the 17th March for Life, Peace and Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico. Read more
These friends with Down syndrome are thriving in the Argentina pizza market
Mateo studied baking and Leandro pastry making. Franco and Mauricio wanted to be waiters. These overlapping interests led the four... Read more
Local bishop: Ongoing messages at Argentine apparition will be kept private
It’s been called the Medjugorje of Argentina. Read more
'It's a miracle': Woman survives devastating mudslide in Peru
Evangelina Chamorro was swept away for over a third of a mile by an avalanche of mud on the coast... Read more
Priest relocated over threats from drug lords in Argentina
A diocese in Argentina has decided to transfer a priest after a series of threats he's received for protesting the... Read more
Ecuadorians struck by earthquake plead: 'Don't forget us'
Almost one year has passed since a devastating earthquake struck Ecuador on April 16, 2016: more than 660 died and... Read more
Mexico's bishops launch 'the migrant is a gift' campaign on social media
The Mexican Bishops have launched a #elmigranteesundon (the migrant is a gift) campaign on social media to show their dissatisfaction... Read more
Call for prayers, reform follow deadly fire at Guatemala girls' shelter
There is mourning in Guatemala after at least 35 girls perished in a fire at a state-run home for youth,... Read more
Conditions lamented as seven Argentine inmates die in fire
The deaths of seven inmates in a fire at a police station in Pergamino, Argentina has brought renewed criticisms of... Read more
Meet the four-legged Franciscan 'friar'
The newest member of St. Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is furry and has four legs. Read more
Peruvian marches against gender ideology attract 1.5 million
Under the theme “Don't Mess With My Children,” more than 1.5 million Peruvians demonstrated on Saturday against gender ideology in... Read more
Venezuelan Catholics face backlash for opposing government
After speaking against alleged government misconduct, human rights abuses and delay of free elections, Catholic churches and clergy around Venezuela... Read more
