Americas News
Tens of thousands attend youth pilgrimage to Mexico's Cristo Rey shrine
More than 37,000 young people made a pilgrimage Saturday to the Christ the King shrine on Cerro del Cubilete in... Read more
Venezuelan bishop warns of consequences after destruction of humanitarian aid
The Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar warned Saturday of “very grave consequences” for the government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro after... Read more
Rosica resigns from college board after plagiarism apology; Jesuits withdraw award
A Canadian priest who apologized last week for plagiarism has resigned from the governing board of a Catholic college affiliated... Read more
Venezuelan bishops call for humanitarian aid to be distributed
The Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference is calling on Nicolas Maduro’s government to allow humanitarian aid to enter the country and be... Read more
Sodalit founder expelled from congregation's community life
The founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has been formally expelled from the group's community life, and forbidden from contacting... Read more
Vatican restores priestly faculties to Ernesto Cardenal
Pope Francis has restored priestly faculties to 94-year-old Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, who had been suspended a divinas in 1984 for... Read more
Analysis: Pope Francis' position on Venezuela
Pope Francis’ recent letter to Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro confirmed the Holy See’s position on the Venezuelan crisis, while demonstrating that... Read more
Bishop to Maduro: Open your eyes to see the suffering of the people
The bishop of San Cristóbal has exhorted Nicolas Maduro to consider the suffering of the Venezuelan people amid the ongoing... Read more
In Haiti, bishops say country must ‘wake up’ to solve national problems
Following deadly protests against Haiti’s president and the drowning deaths of at least 28 people in an illegal crossing to... Read more
Colombian cardinal encourages humanitarian aid for Venezuelan people
The bishop of a Colombian diocese bordering Venezuela has said that “we can't be still” in face of the Venezuelan... Read more
Archbishop: 152 priests in Mexico removed for abuse in last 9 years
Over the past nine years, 152 priests in Mexico have been removed from ministry for sexual abuse of youth or... Read more
Rubio: Blocking aid to Venezuela is a 'crime against humanity'
Sen. Marco Rubio has called the humanitarian and political impasse in Venezuela “unsustainable,” and compared blocking food and medical aid... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal rejects Maduro's call for Vatican mediation
The Archbishop of Merida has ruled out Vatican mediation of the Venezuelan crisis after president Nicolas Maduro made public a... Read more
Venezuelan bishops, religious sisters and laity call for free elections
In a joint statement Monday, the Venezuelan bishops' conference, the Confederation of Religious Men and Women of Venezuela and the... Read more
Pope Francis: Mediation in Venezuela requires willingness of both sides
Pope Francis said Tuesday that he had not read Nicolas Maduro’s letter, but expressed an openness to mediate in Venezuela’s... Read more
Maduro asks Pope Francis to mediate in Venezuela
Nicolas Maduro wrote a letter to Pope Francis asking him to mediate in the political situation in Venezuela, Vatican Secretary... Read more
Venezuelan bishops meet with Guaidó
The Venezuelan bishops met Friday with Juan Guaidó, the national opposition leader who has declared himself interim president, in an... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal hopes Maduro will step down
The Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas expressed his hope Tuesday that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro would step down from office, heeding... Read more
'Stop the repression,' Venezuelan bishops plead
The Justice and Peace Commission of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference is calling for an end to violence surrounding protests after... Read more
Cuba’s first church inauguration since the revolution
The first new Catholic church in Cuba since the the country’s revolution 60 years ago was inaugurated on Saturday. Read more
