Americas News
European bishops call for release of Nicaraguan bishop due to stand trial for conspiracy
The president of the European bishops’ conferences has demanded “the immediate release” of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Read more
Canadian man says hospital staff ‘pressured’ him to euthanize his wife
The widower is sounding the alarm over what he says is a shocking and dangerous bias in the medical system... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua sentences seven more clergy and laity to 10 years in prison
The sentence consists of five years for the crime of “conspiracy to undermine national security and sovereignty” and five years... Read more
Mexican court rules against pro-family leader who called a trans woman legislator a man
The court ruled against the National Front for the Family and its president, Rodrigo Iván Cortés, for calling Salma Luévano,... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua sentences priest critical of the regime to 10 years in prison
Father Óscar Danilo Benavidez Dávila was found guilty Jan. 16. State prosecution requested a sentence of eight years in prison;... Read more
3 dead, 20 injured after bus traveling to Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Mexico overturns
The accident occurred Sunday on the Mexico-Puebla highway as the pilgrims were en route to the Basilica of Our Lady... Read more
Church in Costa Rica to compensate four victims of ex-priest serving 20-year sentence
An agreement has been reached to compensate four victims of sexual abuse by ex-priest Mauricio Víquez Lizano, who is serving... Read more
More than 100 pilgrims cross the Andes in a show of love for the Virgin Mary
The initiative was coordinated by the young men in the Schoenstatt Movement and youths from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and Chile... Read more
Costa Rican priest shares his journey from intelligence agent to the Catholic priesthood
“I can openly say that nothing I gained before compares to what God has given me in this ministry,” said... Read more
Mexico priest recounts ‘amazing’ confession of accident victim he stopped to help
Father Salvador Nuño, a Legionary of Christ priest who serves in Monterrey, Mexico, shared the story on Facebook Jan. 27. Read more
Exiled priest says bishop on trial in Nicaragua created secret human rights office
Father Uriel Vallejos recounted how the Bishop Rolando Álvarez opened the office to help those persecuted after anti-government protests in... Read more
Five things to know about the violence racking Peru
Violent protests have been taking place for more than a month in different regions of Peru and have claimed at... Read more
Bishop remembers slain journalists in Mexico on feast day of their patron saint
According to the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, between 2000 and 2018, a total of 134 journalists were murdered. Read more
Church in Bolivia denounces ‘perverted curriculum’ with gender ideology for children
Father Pedro Flores pointed out that the content, which will be taught to children under 6, “is a perverted curriculum,... Read more
Prosecution accused of fabricating witnesses for trial of Nicaraguan bishop
An exiled priest and a human rights defender charge that the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega is manipulating and “fabricating”... Read more
Meet the priest the Nicaraguan dictatorship wants to put away for eight years
Father Oscar Benavidez was found guilty of two crimes at a Jan. 16 trial riddled with irregularities and consisting of... Read more
Petition denounces ‘direct persecution’ of pregnancy center by Mexico City health department
An online petition charges that the Mexico City Ministry of Health “is trying to take away all the vans of... Read more
Four Latin American countries among the top 50 most dangerous in the world for Christians
According to the study, Colombia is the most dangerous country for Christians in the Americas and ranks 22nd worldwide. Read more
Priest warns of dangers of social media after 12-year-old girl records her suicide
“I think it’s important to let ourselves be ‘hit hard’ by these stories, and that it not come off as... Read more
Brazilian bishop authorizes prayer for private devotion to Benedict XVI
“As children of the Church we must pray and ask God for his eternal rest in heaven,” the prelate said... Read more
