Americas News

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo and her husband, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

Nicaragua once again bans Holy Week processions

Apr 15, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

According to Confidencial newspaper, the dictatorship is supposedly deploying 14,000 police officers to prevent processions during Holy Week in Nicaragua. Read more

The state capitol building of Yucatán, Mexico.

Yucatán becomes 22nd Mexican state to approve pro-abortion legislation

Apr 11, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Mexico’s Yucatán state Congress has approved the decriminalization of abortion up to 12 weeks of gestation. Read more

Emergency Missions volunteers at the Dos de Mayo National Hospital in Lima, Peru.

Emergency Missions: transforming lives and bringing hope to the most vulnerable in Peru

Apr 10, 2025

By Diego López Marina

In one of the most poverty-stricken areas of Lima, Peru, where hopelessness has long prevailed, a man who once rejected... Read more

Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic nightclub disaster: Church prays for victims, families

Apr 9, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of Santo Domingo expressed his profound sorrow and solidarity in response to the tragedy that occurred... Read more

Mass celebrated by Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra on his 100th birthday.

World’s oldest bishop celebrates 103 years of faith and service

Apr 9, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Mexican Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra is the world’s oldest bishop and is one of only four... Read more

Nuns of the Little Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Haiti.

Armed gangs murder 2 nuns in Haiti

Apr 4, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Sisters Evanette Onezaire and Jeanne Voltaire, members of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of St. Therese of the Child... Read more

Mural of Archbishop Oscar Romero,

Nunciature in El Salvador issues correction for liturgical abuse

Mar 29, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The apostolic nunciature in El Salvador issued a correction for irregularities during a Mass marking the 45th anniversary of the... Read more

Launched in March 2025, St. Claret Maternity Center in the Nyabwina village serves the local region in the Sheema/Mbarara District of Uganda.

Inspired by John Paul II, Catholic maternal health organization celebrates 30 years

Mar 29, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

MaterCare International celebrates 30 years of supporting ethical maternal health care in developing regions around the globe, thanks to St.... Read more

Lost at sea for 95 days, fisherman Máximo “Gatón” Napa says Jesus Christ literally came to his rescue.

Fisherman lost at sea for 95 days recounts miraculous rescue

Mar 28, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Fisherman Máximo “Gatón” Napa never lost his faith while being stranded at sea for 95 days until he was finally... Read more

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23 new Legionary priests to be ordained at the Vatican

Mar 27, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Twenty-three men will be ordained as new Legionaries of Christ priests at the Vatican this spring. Read more

The main altar of one of the colonial-era churches in Popoyán, Colombia, one of the stops on the itinerary of the 2025 International Congress on Religious Tourism.

Colombia to host 2025 International Congress on Religious Tourism

Mar 26, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The 2025 International Congress on Religious Tourism will explore “how evangelization and tourism can promote the social and economic development... Read more

Image of St. John Paul II.

The true story of the International Day of the Unborn Child and the role of St. John Paul II

Mar 25, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

On March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the International Day of the Unborn Child is celebrated... Read more

The 2023 Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) being held Sept 25-28 outside of Toronto.

Canadian bishops condemn government proposal to strip faith groups of charitable status

Mar 20, 2025

By Quinton Amundson

The Canadian bishops highlighted in their letters to Canada’s Finance Department that “40% of all charitable organizations in Canada are... Read more

The Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis gifts his Presidential Medal of Freedom to Buenos Aires cathedral

Mar 19, 2025

By Julieta Villar

Pope Francis has gifted the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to him by former U.S. President Joe Biden to the... Read more

Image of St. John Paul II.

Powerful reflections from saints on Lent: fasting, penance, and conversion

Mar 19, 2025

By Diego López Marina

Six saints and blesseds have offered these profound reflections on how to live this time of Lent authentically through fasting... Read more

Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince.

‘Blood flows every day in Haiti’: Archbishop calls on international community to save lives

Mar 19, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

“Please do not delay, because we are on the brink of disaster,” Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, pleaded. Read more

Cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan dictatorship tightens monitoring of Catholic priests

Mar 17, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The regime is now keeping Catholic priests under surveillance, checking their cellphones, and demanding weekly reports on their activities. Read more

Entrance to the Izaguirre ranch.

Death camp in Mexico: Church denounces ‘cruelty and human wretchedness’

Mar 14, 2025

By Diego López Colín

The Catholic Church in Mexico expressed its “profound indignation and grief” following the discovery of an organized crime training and... Read more

Bishop Isaac Martínez Chuquizana leads the diocese of Cajamarca, Peru.

Peruvian bishop denounces ‘direct attack’ on Church’s freedom of speech

Mar 14, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

A Peruvian bishop has denounced an attack on the Church’s freedom of speech by LGBTQ+ activists who accuse the Church... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Most Holy Mary of Guadalajara after the International Women’s Day march on March 8, 2025.

Cathedrals, churches in Mexico vandalized during International Women’s Day marches

Mar 11, 2025

By Diego López Colín

In the state of Jalisco, the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Most Holy Mary in Guadalajara was tagged with... Read more