Americas News
Priest prevented from returning to Nicaragua: It’s ‘not a crime’ to criticize government
Before Father Guillermo Blandón could take the flight from Miami to Nicaragua, he was informed that the Nicaraguan government had... Read more
Seeking to build on papal visit, Canada’s bishops stress indigenous reconciliation
Indigenous issues were at the forefront when about 90 Catholic bishops met in Cornwall, Ontario for the Canadian bishops’ 2022... Read more
Catholic organizations in Colombia call Bogotá cathedral attack by militants ‘terrorism’
Catholic organizations condemned the Wednesday night attack by abortion militants on the Bogotá cathedral and demanded authorities arrest those involved. Read more
Nicaraguan dictator Ortega verbally attacks pope, calls Church ‘the perfect dictatorship’
President Daniel Ortega called the pope a “holy tyrant” and said the Church is “the perfect dictatorship” during a Sept.... Read more
Salvadoran Education Ministry dismisses official who endorsed kids’ TV show with gender ideology
El Salvador’s Ministry of Education has dismissed the official responsible for allowing a children’s program with gender ideology to be... Read more
Church in Nicaragua asks for continued prayers for abducted bishop and priests
The Diocese of Matagalpa asked for prayers for its bishop, Rolando Álvarez, and others who were arrested and abducted in... Read more
Authorities reach agreement to reopen Catholic chapel at Colombian airport
The management company that operates the airport had previously announced that the chapel was going to be converted into a... Read more
Pro-life caucus forms in Colombia’s Congress in aftermath of legalization of abortion, assisted suicide
Members of the new pro-life caucus stated that “there is a major commitment to life, family, and religious freedom.” Read more
Ortega dictatorship expels another religious congregation from Nicaragua
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has expelled the Religious Sisters of the Cross, thus continuing its attacks... Read more
Eight churches damaged by Sept. 19 earthquake in Mexico
A Catholic church in Tangamandapio and seven other Catholic churches were damaged by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico on... Read more
Blessed Sacrament chapels at gas stations along highway are ‘oasis’ for Brazil travelers
Rede Marajó, a chain of highway service stations in Brazil, has built seven chapels at its stations with the Blessed... Read more
300,000 youths make pilgrimage to Virgin of Itatí in Argentina
Under the theme “Together with Mary, we meet again as a synodal Church,” the young people made a pilgrimage to... Read more
Priest calls attempt to close Colombia Capitol building chapel ‘persecution of the Church’
A congressman has proposed to convert the Catholic chapel located in the capitol building where Colombia’s Congress meets into a... Read more
Nicaraguan dictatorship prohibits procession for St. Michael the Archangel and St. Jerome
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has prohibited upcoming processions in Masaya. Read more
Violence and corruption won’t build up Chile, cardinal says at independence prayer service
Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco of Santiago de Chile said in a prayer service marking the country’s independence that neither violence... Read more
A ‘piece of Lebanon’ comes to Toronto Maronite Catholic church
A replica of the Our Lady of Lebanon statue in Harissa, Lebanon, was blessed at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite... Read more
Cuban dictatorship expels superior of Jesuits from the island
The Cuban dictatorship has expelled Father David Pantaleón, who served as superior of the Jesuits, from the island by not... Read more
UN human rights report on Nicaragua cites ‘attacks on Catholic Church’
The United Nations Human Rights Council released a report Sept. 13 that condemned the regime of Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega. Read more
Feminist leader admits ‘we inflated the figures’ to get abortion legalized in Mexico
A well-known feminist leader admitted in a video that recently went viral that “we inflated the figures” in the effort... Read more
Prince Albert diocese prays for victims of Canada stabbings
Following a stabbing spree in rural Canada that left at least 10 dead and 18 injured, the local Catholic diocese... Read more
