Americas News
Venezuela election crisis prompts outcry by Church leaders, governments around the world
The Venezuelan government is facing increasing pressure to conduct a transparent recount of its July 28 presidential election. Read more
Catholic charities unite to meet prisoner hospice needs
With a contribution of $15,000, Catholic Charities has provided the financial groundwork for Dismas and Journey Home to meet the... Read more
Prominent priest reportedly abducted by dictatorship in Nicaragua
In a July 29 statement to ACI Prensa, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina said that Father Frutos Constantino Valle... Read more
Church in Mexico calls on government to protect the people from drug cartel violence
In a July 24 statement Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderon of Tapachula said the situation that people face daily in the... Read more
Venezuelan elections: Maduro claims victory, opposition claims fraud
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has “serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will... Read more
Mexican bishop assaulted and robbed on highway
In a July 24 statement, the Diocese of Tehuacán said that the prelate “was unharmed and has filed the related... Read more
Legionaries of Christ founder almost removed from priesthood in 1950s, Vatican documents show
Father Marcial Maciel was investigated in the mid-1950s on claims that he sexually abused boys, according to a story published... Read more
U.S.-Mexico border diocese of Matamoros to have new name, co-cathedral in Reynosa
The diocese’s name will change to the Diocese of Matamoros-Reynosa and the Our Lady of Guadalupe church in Reynosa will... Read more
Argentina’s primatial see moves from Buenos Aires: What does the change entail?
What are the implications of Pope Francis’ decision to move the primatial see of Argentina to Santiago del Estero? What... Read more
10 things to know about the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador
The theme of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress is “Fraternity to Heal the World.” Read more
Cardinal Lacroix of Quebec returns to ministry after Vatican investigation finds no abuse
Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, a member of the Council of Cardinals that advises Pope Francis, had been accused of abusing... Read more
Church in Dominican Republic advocates new pro-life penal code
The bill has been sent to a special committee for in-depth study and possible modifications before possible passage in a... Read more
First ordinations take place in Nicaraguan diocese since exile of Bishop Álvarez
One priest and seven deacons were ordained July 20 by the president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference in the Matagalpa... Read more
Young adults defying secularism trend in Canadian Church
A recent Cardus study says young Catholics are twice as likely as their senior counterparts to attend religious services at... Read more
The faith of Venezuela’s presidential candidates: A crucial decision for Catholic voters
Presidential elections will be held in Venezuela next Sunday, July 28. Read more
Puebla state in Mexico decriminalizes abortion, archdiocese responds
In a statement posted on Facebook the same day, the Archdiocese of Puebla expressed “its most profound sadness” after the... Read more
The faith and witness of a young athlete who died running a half marathon
In a July 14 statement, the Mexico City Sports Institute reported that a man died after fainting near the Angel... Read more
Guadalajara archbishop to Pope Francis on Latin Mass ban: ‘Do not allow this to happen’
Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez has implored Pope Francis not to ban the Traditional Latin Mass amid rumors that the Vatican... Read more
Charlie Rodríguez, first contemporary beatified layman in the Americas
July 13 marks the feast day of a dynamic, enthusiastic Catholic layman from the Caribbean who was beatified by Pope... Read more
![Cristóbal Ascencio García, the bishop of Apatzingán in the Mexican state of Michoacán, asked the Catholic faithful to pray "that a Mexico [living] in freedom and a Mexico capable of showing its faith and love may not be lost."](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/bishop.garcia.jpg?w=220&h=165)
Communism is ‘imminent’ in Mexico, bishop says
In a Mass celebrated on June 30 the prelate thanked those who remain in prayer for Mexico and pray “in... Read more
