Americas News

Venezuelan cardinals Diego Padrón and Baltazar Porras.

Venezuelan cardinals warn Maduro government may be fabricating election tally sheets

Aug 7, 2024

By ACI Prensa

The cardinals poined out that there are indications that the Maduro government may be “fabricating” election tallies to supposedly prove... Read more

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (left) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro show their ballots as they vote during the presidential election on July 28, 2024.

Venezuela election crisis prompts outcry by Church leaders, governments around the world

Aug 2, 2024

By Gigi Duncan

The Venezuelan government is facing increasing pressure to conduct a transparent recount of its July 28 presidential election. Read more

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Catholic charities unite to meet prisoner hospice needs 

Aug 1, 2024

By Anna Farrow

With a contribution of $15,000, Catholic Charities has provided the financial groundwork for Dismas and Journey Home to meet the... Read more

Last year, the Holy See appointed Father Valle as executor ad omnia of the Diocese of Estelí, allowing him to carry out all ordinary functions of pastoral governance, except those reserved to a bishop.

Prominent priest reportedly abducted by dictatorship in Nicaragua

Jul 30, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In a July 29 statement to ACI Prensa, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina said that Father Frutos Constantino Valle... Read more

Tapachula, Mexico, on the southern border with Guatemala.

Church in Mexico calls on government to protect the people from drug cartel violence

Jul 30, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In a July 24 statement Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderon of Tapachula said the situation that people face daily in the... Read more

Voters around a voting center in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 28, 2024.

Venezuelan elections: Maduro claims victory, opposition claims fraud

Jul 29, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has “serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will... Read more

The Diocese of Tehuacán, located in the Mexican state of Puebla, reported that Bishop Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero was driving on a highway when he was “assaulted and his vehicle and personal belongings were stolen.” 

Mexican bishop assaulted and robbed on highway

Jul 27, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In a July 24 statement, the Diocese of Tehuacán said that the prelate “was unharmed and has filed the related... Read more

Father Marcial Maciel.

Legionaries of Christ founder almost removed from priesthood in 1950s, Vatican documents show

Jul 25, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Father Marcial Maciel was investigated in the mid-1950s on claims that he sexually abused boys, according to a story published... Read more

Cathedral of Our Lady of Refuge in Matamoros, Mexico (left), and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Reynosa, Mexico, which will be a “co-cathedral.”

U.S.-Mexico border diocese of Matamoros to have new name, co-cathedral in Reynosa

Jul 25, 2024

By Diego López Colín

The diocese’s name will change to the Diocese of Matamoros-Reynosa and the Our Lady of Guadalupe church in Reynosa will... Read more

Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral.

Argentina’s primatial see moves from Buenos Aires: What does the change entail?

Jul 24, 2024

By Julieta Villar

What are the implications of Pope Francis’ decision to move the primatial see of Argentina to Santiago del Estero? What... Read more

Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador.

10 things to know about the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador

Jul 23, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The theme of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress is “Fraternity to Heal the World.” Read more

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec speaks at a press briefing on the synod at the Holy See press office, Oct. 9, 2018.

Cardinal Lacroix of Quebec returns to ministry after Vatican investigation finds no abuse

Jul 23, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, a member of the Council of Cardinals that advises Pope Francis, had been accused of abusing... Read more

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Church in Dominican Republic advocates new pro-life penal code 

Jul 23, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The bill has been sent to a special committee for in-depth study and possible modifications before possible passage in a... Read more

One priest and seven deacons were ordained July 20 in the Matagalpa cathedral by the president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference.

First ordinations take place in Nicaraguan diocese since exile of Bishop Álvarez

Jul 22, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

One priest and seven deacons were ordained July 20 by the president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference in the Matagalpa... Read more

A recent Cardus study says young Catholics are twice as likely as their senior counterparts to attend religious services at least once a month.

Young adults defying secularism trend in Canadian Church

Jul 22, 2024

By Luke Mandato

A recent Cardus study says young Catholics are twice as likely as their senior counterparts to attend religious services at... Read more

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate for the Plataforma Unitaria Democratica party, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia (left) and current Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appear to have the lead in that country’s upcoming elections, which will take place July 28, 2024.

The faith of Venezuela’s presidential candidates: A crucial decision for Catholic voters

Jul 20, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

Presidential elections will be held in Venezuela next Sunday, July 28. Read more

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Puebla state in Mexico decriminalizes abortion, archdiocese responds

Jul 18, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In a statement posted on Facebook the same day, the Archdiocese of Puebla expressed “its most profound sadness” after the... Read more

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The faith and witness of a young athlete who died running a half marathon

Jul 17, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In a July 14 statement, the Mexico City Sports Institute reported that a man died after fainting near the Angel... Read more

Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez.

Guadalajara archbishop to Pope Francis on Latin Mass ban: ‘Do not allow this to happen’

Jul 16, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez has implored Pope Francis not to ban the Traditional Latin Mass amid rumors that the Vatican... Read more

Known as “Charlie” — abbreviated to just “Chali” in his most intimate circle — from childhood Carlos Manuel “Charlie” Rodríguez exuded a gift and zeal for communicating the tremendous value and vitality of the Catholic faith.

Charlie Rodríguez, first contemporary beatified layman in the Americas

Jul 13, 2024

By Ken Oliver-Méndez

July 13 marks the feast day of a dynamic, enthusiastic Catholic layman from the Caribbean who was beatified by Pope... Read more