Americas News
Quebec cardinal pledges solidarity, prayer for victims of mosque attack
The deadly mosque attack in Quebec on Sunday prompted massive grief from the city's cardinal, and pledges to support the... Read more
The spirited response of Mexico's bishops to Trump's border wall
The bishops of Mexico on Thursday reacted to United States' president Donald Trump's executive order to build a wall on... Read more
Sodalits agree to pay 2.8 million dollars in reparations to abuse victims
The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae announced Saturday that 66 persons can be considered victims of abuse of mistreatment by members of... Read more
After school shooting in Mexico, archbishop offers prayers
Following a school shooting in Monterrey, Mexico last week, the local archbishop offered his prayers and support. Read more
After performing 6,000 exorcisms, this priest says the devil fears him
Fr. Francisco Lopez Sedano is an 80-year-old Mexican exorcist. In the past 40 years of service, he has conducted at... Read more
Venezuela's crisis demands a timetable for elections, bishops exhort
The bishops of Venezuela have urged that elections take place in the country in a timely manner, in light of... Read more
Missing priest in Mexico found dead
The body of Father Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes, a priest in northern Mexico who had been missing since Jan. 3, was... Read more
Mexico's bishops call on authorities to find missing priest
The Mexican bishops' conference on Tuesday asked authorities to provide more information on the disappearance of Father Joaquín Hernández Sifuentes... Read more
Tijuana shelters overwhelmed by Haitian migrants
The shelters in Tijuana that care for the migrant population are now in a state of emergency, severely overcrowded due... Read more
Church in Brazil laments tragedy of gang-fueled prison riots
After nearly 100 inmates died in gang-related riots at prisons in northern Brazil through Jan. 8, Church officials in the... Read more
Bishop offers prayers after Brazil prison riot leaves 56 dead
A local bishop called for prayer and prison reform efforts after a 17-hour prison uprising in the Amazon city of... Read more
A look inside the little-known 'spoon trail' of Chile
Dawn breaks in the city of Santiago de Chile. Amid the hustle and bustle of the waking city, a narrow... Read more
This 81-year-old woman got a 'Don’t Euthanize Me' tattoo
An 81-year-old walking into a tattoo shop may sound like the start of a joke, but to Christine Nagel, her... Read more
Pope Francis wrote a letter to this young mother in prison
A prison inmate in Chile was surprised when she received a letter this summer from Pope Francis, whom she had... Read more
Are these quite possibly the world's happiest nuns?
The Eucharistic Communicators of the Heavenly Father are a community of nuns from Colombia who have a great passion for... Read more
'I made a huge mistake' - Why one radical feminist changed her mind on abortion
Brazilian feminist Sara Winter used to work to legalize abortion. She was one of the founders of a radical group... Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe asked to touch Trump's 'hardened heart'
Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Mexico City commended to Our Lady of Guadalupe the millions of migrants who have left behind... Read more
Pope: Our Lady of Guadalupe teaches us a faith that is not sugarcoated
On Monday, Pope Francis celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, pointing to Mary’s faith not as the result... Read more
In Venezuela, bishops condemn murder of 12 youths by government agents
The Venezuelan bishops' justice and peace commission on Tuesday repudiated the murders of 12 young men by an operation of... Read more
Brazilian Supreme Court legalizes first trimester abortion
Pointing to the example of the United States and other Western countries, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that abortion cannot... Read more
