Americas News
Dictatorship in Nicaragua bans Stations of the Cross in the streets
The Nicaraguan dictatorship has prohibited holding the Stations of the Cross in the streets the same week Ortega accused the... Read more
Protesters attack Mexico City Congress over bill that would ban sex changes for minors
Some of the demonstrators also tried to attack Congresswoman América Rangel, who filed criminal complaints against with the attorney general. Read more
Nicaraguan bishop responds to insults by Daniel Ortega, calling him ‘corrupt and criminal’
Silvio Báez, the exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua living in the United States, responded Tuesday to the most recent insults... Read more
Cuban bishops ask the faithful to pray for the Church in Nicaragua on Ash Wednesday
“In fraternal communion with our Nicaraguan brothers and sisters, we invite the Cuban Catholic faithful to pray for that suffering... Read more
Petition demanding release of Nicaraguan bishop delivered to embassy in Mexico City
The petition with more than 11,000 signatures was delivered to the Nicaraguan embassy in Mexico City and demands the release... Read more
Rector reports more pilgrimages to Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine than before pandemic
“Many people have returned after having been isolated for a long time or having had to refrain from coming to... Read more
Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua expels Italian priest from the country
Father Cosimo Damiano Muratori was expelled after he called the 26 years and four months prison sentence for Bishop Rolando... Read more
Archbishop: Bolivia AG ‘wants to intimidate us’ by having bishops testify about coup d’etat
Bolivia’s attorney general’s office has requested that 10 bishops testify regarding their role in the alleged 2019 coup d’état. Read more
Church seeks justice for beatified Argentine who was slain more than 40 years ago
The Diocese of La Rioja in Argentina and the family of Blessed Wenceslao Pedernera announced they will be plaintiffs in... Read more
Venezuela is falling back into ‘extreme poverty,’ archbishop says
“Hunger is more acute every day; there is great need in all sectors of the country.” Read more
Latin American bishops pray for Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez at cathedral where St. Oscar Romero is buried
Romero was an outspoken critic of political injustice in the country and of the violence affecting the lives of ordinary... Read more
Photo: Lightning strikes Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil
The lightning bolt struck the afternoon of Feb. 10, and photographer Fernando Braga shared the picture on Instagram. Read more
Priest shot to death in Mexico
The Diocese of San Juan de Los Lagos in Jalisco state, Mexico, mourned the Feb. 10 shooting death of one... Read more
Nicaragua’s dictatorship sentences Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 years in prison
The Ortega regime sentenced the bishop on Friday, Feb. 10, to 26 years and four months in prison, accusing him... Read more
Why persecuted Nicaragua bishop turned down the chance to leave the country
Bishop Rolando Álvarez refused to leave Nicaragua along with the 222 political prisoners who were deported by the Daniel Ortega... Read more
UPDATED: Nicaragua deports more than 200 political prisoners to US, including Catholic priests
The dictatorship of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega deported 222 political prisoners to Washington, D.C., Thursday. Read more
Priest kidnapped in Haiti; captors demand ransom
The Claretian Missionaries’ Independent Delegation for the Antilles reported that on Feb. 7 one of its priests was kidnapped. Read more
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
