Americas News

The Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago Apóstol and the National Palace in Managua, Nicaragua.

‘Night of terror’ in Nicaragua: Dictatorship forces cloistered nuns to leave monasteries

Jan 30, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The dictatorship’s order reportedly was carried out on the night of Jan. 28, forcing some 30 cloistered nuns belonging to... Read more

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Church in Mexico responds to Trump’s new immigration policies

Jan 23, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Among the measures announced are the reactivation of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, mass deportations, and an order seeking to... Read more

Luis Fernando Figari founded the Sodalitium in Peru in 1971.

Sodality of Christian Life reports it made reparations to 83 victims of abuse

Jan 22, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Sodality of Christian Life has reported that between May 2016 and December 2024 it provided reparations to 83 people... Read more

Seminarians at St. Aloysius Gonzaga in 2022.

Nicaraguan dictatorship confiscates seminary in Matagalpa

Jan 22, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

According to a Nicaraguan news outlet, at the time of the confiscation there were at least 30 students in formation... Read more

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, takes possession of his titular church in Rome, the Church of the Gesù, on Dec. 8, 2022.

Sodality of Christian Life dissolved by Pope Francis, apostolate confirms

Jan 20, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Sodality of Christian Life confirmed on Monday that Pope Francis has decided to dissolve the society of apostolic life... Read more

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi is bishop emeritus of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas in Mexico.

Cardinal Arizmendi: ‘There are facts that confirm’ organized crime rules parts of Mexico

Jan 20, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi acknowledged the influence of organized crime in some areas of Mexico, thus partially backing recent statements by... Read more

Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo García of Santiago de Cuba prays before an image of Mary in the Basilica National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity on March 24, 2024.

Cuba’s release of prisoners motivated by economics and politics, expert says

Jan 17, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Cuban government’s announcement of the release of 553 prisoners has been described by an analyst and the opposition as... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on June 20, 2023, at the Vatican.

Cuban government announces release of 553 prisoners through mediation of Pope Francis

Jan 15, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Cuban government announced the release of 553 prisoners through the mediation of Pope Francis “in the spirit of the... Read more

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo (left) and her husband, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega

Nicaraguan dictatorship shuts down more organizations, including Dominican nuns

Jan 13, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The official government newspaper announced on Jan. 8 the “voluntary dissolution” of 11 organizations including the Dominican Nuns Foundation of... Read more

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Exorcists: 9 practices to avoid when fighting the devil

Jan 12, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

An association of exorcists issued a warning Jan. 6 to “offer necessary clarifications to be able to act well in... Read more

Servant of God Enrique Shaw.

Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw moves closer to beatification

Jan 11, 2025

By Julieta Villar

The cause for canonization of Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw took another step forward as the alleged miracle attributed to his... Read more

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Researchers underscore link between decline of marriage, plummeting fertility rates

Jan 10, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Associates at the Ontario-based think tank Cardus assert that the decline of marriage is “one contributing issue” to plummeting fertility... Read more

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