Americas News

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo.

As Venezuela’s presidential inauguration looms, Church calls for ‘respect for human rights’

Jan 9, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.” Read more

A priest gives Communion to children at the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

U.S. bishops launch annual collection for Church in Latin America

Jan 8, 2025

By Diego López Marina

The USCCB has announced the launch of its annual collection in support of the Church’s mission in different areas of... Read more

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas is the oldest person in the world.

116-year-old Brazilian nun is world’s oldest human being

Jan 7, 2025

By Nathália Queiroz

The oldest human being in the world is Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a 116-year-old nun from the Brazilian state of... Read more

Archbishop Murray Chatlain is the new archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada. 

Canadian archbishop and Indigenous language scholar appointed to Winnipeg Archdiocese

Jan 6, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Archbishop Murray Chatlain “was instrumental in the pastoral outreach to Indigenous communities in the north,” according to the B.C. Catholic. Read more

St. André Bessette (1845–1937) was a brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross, which oversees the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Known as a healer with a great devotion to St. Joseph, he led the effort to build Montreal’s famous Oratory of St. Joseph.

St. André Bessette: First Canadian-born saint was a healer who loved St. Joseph

Jan 6, 2025

By Jim Graves

Known as both a healer and for his devotion to St. Joseph, St. André Bessette led the effort to build... Read more

Part of the roof of San Luis Obispo Church in the town of Calkiní located north of the Campeche, the capital of the Mexican state of the same name, collapsed on Dec. 29, 2024. No injuries were reported.

Roof of 400-year-old church in Mexico collapses

Jan 3, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Like all Catholic churches built in Mexico before 1992, the church is federal property, so repairing it is the responsibility... Read more

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How to gain a plenary indulgence for the end of the year and the beginning of 2025

Dec 31, 2024

By Diego López Marina

A plenary indulgence is remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven. Read more

Bishop Carlos Herrera is president of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua.

Bishop expelled from Nicaragua asks for prayers for the people

Dec 31, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Ortega-Murillo dictatorship expelled Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera from Nicaragua on Nov. 13, a few days after he had criticized... Read more

The skull of St. Jean de Brebeuf will visit Vancouver for the first time ever, along with his fellow Canadian Martyrs St. Charles Garnier and St. Gabriel Lalemant, and Lily of the Mohawk St. Kateri Tekakwitha.

Relics of Canadian Martyrs will tour western Canada for jubilee year

The relics of the Canadian Martyrs, usually housed in their Midland, Ontario, shrine, will make their first tour of western... Read more

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Canadian group that led push to legalize euthanasia warns of abuse of system

Dec 27, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, which pushed to legalize euthanasia in Canada, is now warning that additional government safeguards... Read more

Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro and 35 other people, including a Catholic priest, were charged by the country's Federal Police on Nov. 21, 2024, on suspicion of the crimes of violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.

Two arms of Brazilian bishops’ conference: Throw the book against alleged coup plotters

Dec 21, 2024

By Monasa Narjara

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and 35 other people were charged by the Federal Police on Nov. 21 on suspicion... Read more

The moment a man tries to steal a consecrated host in Honduras.

Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras

Dec 19, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

A priest prevented a man from taking off with an unconsumed consecrated host during the Mass for the second anniversary... Read more

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Canada launches ‘national consultation’ on ‘advance requests’ for euthanasia

Dec 19, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Canadian government is actively soliciting citizen input for a proposal to legalize “advance requests” in which citizens can prearrange... Read more

Martín Menem, pictured here on Dec. 7, 2023, the day he was elected president of Argentina's Chamber of Deputies.

Argentine legislative leader anticipates 2025 attempt to repeal abortion law

Dec 17, 2024

By Julieta Villar

“I’m pro-life, literally. Without hesitation. A light blue neckerchief supporter from here to China,” Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies President Martín... Read more

The Virgin of Guadalupe in the new Basilica

12 million pilgrims expected to visit Guadalupe Basilica this week

Dec 12, 2024

By Diego López Colín

Between Dec. 8–12, an estimated 12 million pilgrims are expected to have visited the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe... Read more

The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024 and are asking all citizens to “go on with life without becoming discouraged” and to be witnesses of hope.

5,000 murders in Haiti this year: Bishops decry ‘dehumanizing violence’

Dec 12, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

The bishops of Haiti denounced the “dehumanizing violence” that has plagued the country since the beginning of 2024. Read more

The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico.

Fact or fiction? 9 popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe

Dec 12, 2024

By David Ramos

In the almost 500 years since Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared, her image has become the subject of several popular... Read more

The most recent murder of a priest in Mexico occurred Oct. 20, 2024.

Report: 80 priests murdered in Mexico over last three decades

Dec 11, 2024

By Diego López Colín

Father Omar Sotelo Aguilar noted that “as never before in the history of Mexico, violence has reached worrying levels, striking... Read more

Trois-Rivières Bishop Martin Laliberté (right), the president of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec, said the bishops there were “deeply concerned about the erasure of people and believing communities from Quebec’s public space” after Quebec Premier François Legault (left) said last week that praying in public parks and streets “is not something we want in Quebec.”

Quebec bishops ‘deeply concerned’ after premier says he wants to end prayer in public

Dec 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Bishop Martin Laliberté said the bishops there were “deeply concerned about the erasure of people and believing communities from Quebec’s... Read more

Bishop Emeritus Frederick Bernard Henry, shown in a 2018 file photo, led the Diocese of Calgary from 1998 to 2017. Henry died on Dec. 3, 2024, at the age of 81.

Outspoken Calgary Bishop Emeritus Frederick Henry dies at 81

Dec 9, 2024

By Canadian Catholic News

Throughout his career, Bishop Frederick Henry was unafraid to challenge mainstream narratives, often drawing national attention for his positions. Read more