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“It is easy to get distracted or misled by propaganda, emotional manipulation, and distortion of the truth,” U.S. Shadow Sen. Zoraida Buxó, R-Puerto Rico, told the Trump campaign rally crowd in heavily Hispanic Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 29, 2024. “Watch out and stay focused on what is truly important when you go to cast your vote,” she urged.

Trump makes case to Puerto Rican voters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, after joke backlash

Oct 30, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“I will deliver the best future for Puerto Ricans and for Hispanic Americans,” Trump said at the Tuesday night rally. Read more

Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez prays with other priests during Sunday Mass in the San Juan Cathedral in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 1, 2017.

San Juan archbishop asks Trump to apologize for comedian’s Puerto Rico joke

Oct 29, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“I call upon you, Mr. Trump, to disavow these comments as reflecting in any way your personal or political viewpoints,”... Read more

Holy Mountain Shrine in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.

Vatican confirms 19th-century Puerto Rican catechist was ‘not the Virgin Mary’

Aug 5, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

In an Aug. 1 letter addressed to the bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Cardinal Víctor Fernández, confirmed that Elenita de... Read more

Known as “Charlie” — abbreviated to just “Chali” in his most intimate circle — from childhood Carlos Manuel “Charlie” Rodríguez exuded a gift and zeal for communicating the tremendous value and vitality of the Catholic faith.

Charlie Rodríguez, first contemporary beatified layman in the Americas

Jul 13, 2024

By Ken Oliver-Méndez

July 13 marks the feast day of a dynamic, enthusiastic Catholic layman from the Caribbean who was beatified by Pope... Read more

Scene of the walled city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The oldest governor's mansion under the American flag, La Fortaleza, is top right.

Puerto Rico bishops’ conference issues 2024 election reflection

Jun 2, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

The bishops of Puerto Rico have published a pastoral message ahead of this year’s Nov. 5 elections in the U.S. Read more