Americas News
A new eucharistic miracle in Latin America?
A corporal (sacred linen cloth) at a small rural chapel in Honduras showed large stains that seemed to be of... Read more
Priests lug in supplies to help flood victims in Chile
Thousands of people had to be evacuated due to the flooding of the Maule River from heavy rains that poured... Read more
Brazil congresswoman launches rosary campaign amid ‘serious threat’ of legalized abortion
Two bishops as well as priests, artists, intellectuals, and Catholic politicians are scheduled to participate in the live event. Read more
1,000 Chilean college students go out on mission projects during their winter break
One thousand students from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile set off July 14 for missions projects over their winter... Read more
Argentine priest is Pope Francis’ new personal secretary
Pope Francis has appointed a priest from the Buenos Aires Archdiocese, Father Daniel Pellizzon, 40, to act as his personal... Read more
U.S. State Department official calls for release of imprisoned bishop, priest in Nicaragua
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs has called for the release of Father Fernando Zamora Silva... Read more
12 keys to using the brown scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
The Blessed Mother is said to have given the scapular to St. Simon Stock on July 16, 1251. Read more
Bolivia’s attorney general accuses Jesuits of obstructing sex abuse investigation
The Bolivian attorney general’s office had received a copy of the diary from the Society of Jesus in Bolivia but... Read more
Why does producer Eduardo Verástegui consider ‘Sound of Freedom’ success a miracle?
“Sound of Freedom” ranked first at the box office on its opening day in U.S. theaters on July 4. Read more
Catholic Church is most credible institution in Nicaragua, CID Gallup poll finds
The survey indicated that 48% consider the Catholic Church to be the most credible institution, while the Ortega presidency has... Read more
Boy who got past security barrier to embrace Pope Francis at WYD 2013 is now a seminarian
On July 26, 2013, Nathan de Brito managed to get to the popemobile carrying Pope Francis through the streets of... Read more
Sex abuse scandal in Bolivia: Who had the Jesuit priest’s diary, and when?
The personal diary of the Jesuit priest Alfonso “Pica” Pedrajas, who died in 2009, has been at the center of... Read more
5 years after massacre, Nicaragua dictatorship arrests priest, blocks return of another
On Sunday, July 9, Father Fernando Zamora Silva was reportedly “arbitrarily arrested” in the city of Managua where he was... Read more
Actor Eduardo Verástegui may run for president of Mexico, says conservative party there ‘is dead’
The producer of the recent box office hit “Sound of Freedom” is pondering a run for president to restore the... Read more
Bishop Alvarez sent back to prison after talks with Nicaraguan dictatorship break down
Álvarez was returned to custody after he refused to comply with the Ortega regime’s demand that he go into exile. Read more
Cardinal Sarah: No synod can invent a ‘female priesthood’
Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, spoke July 3 at a... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua confiscates convent of sisters it abducted and expelled
The Ortega dictatorship canceled the legal personhood and confiscated the assets of the Sisters of the Fraternity of the Poor... Read more
Church in Colombia to collaborate with government in search for remains of ‘disappeared’
The Colombian Bishops’ Conference will formally collaborate in the search for disappeared persons as a result of the guerrilla warfare... Read more
Deacon and layman wounded in armed attack in Colombia
A deacon who is set to be ordained a priest next month and a layman were wounded early Sunday morning... Read more
Inter-American Court of Human Rights demands immediate release of Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez
In its June 27 ruling the IACHR also required the Nicaraguan government to report on the bishop’s situation by July... Read more
