Americas News
Shortage of wheat flour means no more Communion hosts in Cuba
“We have been working with the little flour that was left and what was in reserve has already run out,”... Read more
ADF calls on human rights commission to defend religious freedom in Mexico and Nicaragua
“Latin America is currently experiencing a surge of human rights abuses in the area of religious freedom,” stated Tomás Henriquez,... Read more
Catholics take to the streets to pray for peace in Bolivia
The Catholic community prayed for peace while in the Santa Cruz region an indefinite strike continued over the date for... Read more
Colombia celebrates beatification of María Berenice Duque, foundress of three congregations
Mother María Berenice Duque Hencker, a Colombian nun who founded religious congregations, was beatified in Medellín on Oct. 29. Read more
Mass in Ecuador to be offered for babies lost in miscarriage or as newborns
On Nov. 1 the Archdiocese of Guayaquil will offer a Mass for children lost in miscarriage or as newborns. Read more
The beautiful story behind the red dress many women wore to a martyr’s beatification Mass
Earlier this week a large number of women surprised the world by wearing a red dress with white polka dots... Read more
Canada census shows 2 million fewer Catholics as disaffiliation grows
The Catholic population in Canada has declined by almost 2 million people in the last 10 years, the Canadian census... Read more
‘Heroine of chastity’ adolescent Benigna Cardoso is beatified
The beatification of Brazilian Benigna Cardoso da Silva, known as the “heroine of chastity” for dying defending her purity at... Read more
Mark your calendars! International Eucharistic Congress set for September 2024
The theme of the next International Eucharistic Congress, to be held in Quito, Ecuador, will be the healing power of... Read more
Mexico City officials put on drag show with young girl present
The Council to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination of Mexico City organized a show in which a “drag queen” danced in... Read more
‘We don’t want to live in war,’ says bishop in violence-plagued Mexico
Bishop Juan Manuel González Sandoval of Tarahumara made his comments amid growing violence and a recent shootout involving organized crime... Read more
Biden administration financing drag queen shows for minors in Ecuador
The U.S. State Department has contributed $20,600 to finance workshops and “drag queen” performances at the Abraham Lincoln North American... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: ‘Biden is not in communion with the Catholic faith’
Archbishop Charles Chaput said on Saturday that Joe Biden “is not in communion with the Catholic faith” and that “any... Read more
Tabernacle desecrated, consecrated hosts stolen from Costa Rica church
In the early hours of the morning, caretakers of the St. Rose of Lima Parish, Pocosol, noticed that sound equipment,... Read more
Cuban dictatorship fines EWTN correspondent and threatens him during interrogation
On Friday, the police of the dictatorship in Cuba interrogated Adrián Martínez Cádiz, EWTN correspondent in Havana, and later fined... Read more
Church wants migrants to be aware of dangers of route through Panama’s Darien jungle
Passing through the Darién jungle in Panama as the first stage of the route to reach the United States continues... Read more
Cuba threatens citizens to keep them from joining demonstrations
Eduardo Cardet, coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, charged that the residents of Velasco, a town in the Cuban province... Read more
EWTN correspondent in Cuba asks for prayers ahead of interrogation
Adrián Martínez Cádiz, who only started working with EWTN on Oct. 12, has asked his supporters to pray Psalm 91... Read more
Fr. John Horgan, pastor, expert on saints, moral theologian, dies at 63
Father John Horgan, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Vancouver and a widely known face and voice of the Archdiocese... Read more
Another Catholic priest has been ‘kidnapped’ by Nicaragua’s government, says exiled churchman
According to a prominent human rights group, Father Enrique Martínez Gamboa is the 11th Catholic priest to be arrested and... Read more
