Americas News

Juan Dabdoub, founder of the Mexican Family Council.

Juan Dabdoub, tireless defender of life and family in Mexico, dies

Juan Dabdoub Giacoman, a legendary and tireless defender of life and family in Mexico, passed away at the age of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV is pictured here during a past birthday celebration when he served as bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru.

Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian birthdays: Simplicity, closeness, and community

Sep 13, 2025

By Diego López Marina

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Bishop Robert Prevost celebrated various birthdays in Chiclayo, Peru, with gestures marked by simplicity, closeness,... Read more

The late Cardinal Estanislao Karlic.

The spiritual testament of Cardinal Karlic, one of the authors of the catechism

Sep 13, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Archdiocese of Paraná in Argentina has published the spiritual testament of Cardinal Estanislao Karlic, one of the authors of... Read more

Regiane Cichelero.

Brazilian court denies mother’s right to home-school her child

Sep 12, 2025

By Nathália Queiroz

The Santa Catarina State Court of Justice in Brazil has denied Regiane Cichelero’s request to home-school her son. Read more

Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre is the new interim rector of the Pontifical University of Mexico.

New rector of Mexican Catholic university: Catholic education must pass on ‘its treasure’

Sep 10, 2025

By Diego López Colín

The Pontifical University of Mexico began a new era with the appointment of Father Pedro Antonio Benítez Mestre as interim... Read more

Archbishop Christian Lépine of Montreal, shown in a 2017 photo, has written a public letter opposing the Quebec government’s plan to ban public prayer.

Quebec’s proposed prayer ban ‘like forbidding thought itself,’ Montreal archbishop says

Sep 8, 2025

By Canadian Catholic News

The Quebec government’s call for a ban on all public prayer raises “serious concerns” about a democratic society’s fundamental freedoms,... Read more

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla during his presentation on evangelization in the Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia.

What is the difference between evangelizing and proselytizing?

Sep 6, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

There are five indicators to keep in mind to know whether you’re evangelizing or falling into proselytism, Spanish Bishop José... Read more

Father Marcial Maciel.

UPDATE: Legionaries of Christ comment on HBO series exposing sordid life of founder

Sep 2, 2025

By Diego López Marina

An HBO series on Marcial Maciel has once again placed the spotlight on the founder of the Legionaries of Christ... Read more

Among those freed is Irish lay missionary Gena Heraty, director of NPH’s special needs programs.

Irish missionary, 7 other hostages freed in Haiti

Sep 1, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The humanitarian organization Nos Petits Frères et Sœurs on Sept. 1 confirmed the release of eight hostages who had been... Read more

Cardinal Fernando Chomali speaks with ACI Prensa correspondent Julieta Villar during a January 2025 interview.

3 true stories of how cancel culture works, according to Cardinal Chomali

Aug 31, 2025

By Julieta Villar

Cardinal Fernando Chomali shared with university students three stories that reflect cancel culture and highlighted the need to cultivate humility. Read more

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega (whose image is regularly displayed in public places) has perpetrated more than 1,000 attacks on the Catholic Church and banned more than 16,500 religious processions, according to a report released Aug. 27, 2025.

Nicaraguan dictatorship banned more than 16,500 religious processions, new report reveals

Aug 29, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, have banned more than 16,500 religious processions in recent... Read more

The statue of Blessed Carlo Acutis was installed in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in the Diocese of Chascomús, Argentina, on Aug. 17, 2025.

Statue of Carlo Acutis enthroned in Argentine cathedral

Aug 24, 2025

By Julieta Villar

The Argentine Diocese of Chascomús enthroned a statue of soon-to-be-canonized Carlo Acutis in Our Lady of Mercy Cathedral. Read more

The Monument to Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. In early August 2025, President Luis Abinader promulgated the Dominican Republic’s new penal code, one of the most significant aspects of which is that it maintains an absolute ban on abortion.

New pro-life penal code comes into effect in the Dominican Republic in 2026

Aug 22, 2025

By Diego López Marina

President Luis Abinader promulgated the Dominican Republic’s new penal code, replacing legislation more than a century old and comes into... Read more

Bishop Giovanni Arana (right), secretary-general of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference, seated beside Susana Inch, a lawyer and legal adviser to the bishops.

Bolivian bishops after elections: ‘A new chapter in the country’s political history opens’

Aug 20, 2025

By Julieta Villar

The Bolivian Bishops’ Conference expressed hope after Bolivia’s recent general election, which marked a change in the country’s political direction. Read more

Young people walk the streets of Camagüey, Cuba.

‘Being a young Catholic is difficult’: The challenges facing young Cubans today

Aug 20, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Young Cubans live their Catholic faith in a country fraught with challenges.  Read more

Rosario Murillo is “co-president” of Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan dictatorship confiscates Catholic school: ‘An outrage against religious freedom’

Aug 15, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife and “co-president” Rosario Murillo in Nicaragua on Aug. 12 confiscated one of... Read more

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Uruguay’s lower House passes euthanasia bill, which now heads to Senate

Aug 13, 2025

By Julieta Villar

Uruguay’s Chamber of Representatives passed a bill that, if passed in the Senate, would make it the third South American... Read more

Kevin Lara (left) with his father-in-law, Felino, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Washington, D.C.

Catholic heroes seem to ‘shine brighter’: A Protestant returns home

Aug 13, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The cornerstone of Kevin Lara’s conversion was the real presence of the Lord in the Eucharist. “I thought we Protestants... Read more

Acolyte Reynaldo José Osorio Muñoz doesn’t let his age or disability interfere with his desire to serve God at the altar of his parish in Colombia.

At 76 and wheelchair-bound, acolyte serves God ‘with all I can do’

Aug 12, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Reynaldo José Osorio Muñoz doesn’t let his age or disability interfere with his desire to serve God at the altar... Read more

Cover of the book “The Teacher: The Humanism of Pope Francis.”

Book on the thought of Pope Francis to be distributed in Buenos Aires province schools

Aug 12, 2025

By Julieta Villar

The government of Buenos Aires province in Argentina will distribute the book “The Teacher: The Humanism of Pope Francis” in... Read more