Americas News
Dictatorship in Nicaragua confiscates monastery and arrests 20 people during Holy Week
The Trappist sisters of Nicaragua, who left the country in February, reported that the government told the bishop of Juigalpa... Read more
Will lawsuits expose ‘Jane’s Revenge’? Alleged Florida vandals on the defense
Florida lawsuits may uncover more details about the radical pro-abortion group, with alleged perpetrators facing substantial legal penalties. Read more
More than 20,000 missionaries from 24 countries evangelized the world during Holy Week
Missionary Youth and Family went on “Megamissions” this Holy Week with more than 20,000 missionaries evangelizing various places around the... Read more
Chile bishop asks faithful not to yield to hatred after third policeman killed in a month
Police officers, officials, family members, and the faithful bid their last farewell to 1st Cpl. Daniel Rodrigo Palma Yáñez at... Read more
Why did Bishop Alvarez refuse to leave Nicaragua? A former political prisoner explains
Félix Maradiaga said he was edified by “seeing the example of a bishop who has given absolutely everything for the... Read more
Abandoned at the border: Priest tells how he was expelled from Nicaragua during Holy Week
Father Donaciano Alarcón described how the authorities leveled unfounded accusations against him, took him to the border with Honduras, and... Read more
Journalist in Nicaragua arrested for reporting on Holy Week
Organizations defending freedom of the press in Nicaragua are demanding the release of Víctor Ticay, a Nicaraguan journalist who was... Read more
Catholic prevention organization: Mexico ranks first in human trafficking and child abuse
A nun with the Rahamim network said Mexico holds “first place in human trafficking, child abuse, organ selling, sex tourism,... Read more
Mexican legislator seeks to ban sex changes for minors
State congresswoman Mónica Rodríguez Della Vecchia took to the streets of the city of Puebla to raise awareness on her... Read more
Which countries in the Americas do not celebrate Holy Week?
Many countries declare holidays for the faithful to participate in Holy Week activities, but not all nations in the Americas... Read more
How immigration is hurting Honduran families — and what CRS is doing to limit it
One Catholic says migration is not a situation that occurs because someone “really wants it” but mainly “because of the... Read more
No let up from Ortega during Holy Week: Priest expelled, traditions banned in Nicaragua
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega hasn’t declared a truce in its persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, not even... Read more
Culture of loneliness meets culture of death in Canada’s MAiD epidemic, speaker says
“The question is not why are they being approved for euthanasia, the question is why are they asking for it?” Read more
Bishops lament ‘terrible tragedy’ that left at least 38 migrants dead in Mexico
Bishop José Guadalupe Torres of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, expressed in a March 28 statement his deepest condolences for the 38... Read more
Jesuits in Mexico issue statement on the death of alleged murderer of two priests
Jesuit Father Luis Gerardo Moro Madrid said the alleged murder of José Noriel Portillo is not a reason to celebrate. Read more
Latin America celebrates Day of the Unborn Child with pro-life marches in several countries
March 25 is celebrated as the Day of the Unborn Child in Latin America, and large pro-life marches were held... Read more
Nicaraguans respond to ‘staged’ prison interview with Bishop Álvarez
El 19 Digital released photos and a video of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who was visited by a brother and sister... Read more
Imprisoned Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez appears in video posted by dictatorship
El 19 Digital posted a video of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, sentenced to 26 years in prison, in which he shares... Read more
Bolivian bishop warns that ideologies in education harm society
Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Fuentes of La Paz, Bolivia, charged that ideologies are being imposed on Bolivian society, especially in education. Read more
Archbishop denounces attack on home for young drug addicts in Argentina
The attack occurred March 14 in Córdoba, Argentina, where Father Mariano Oberlin runs an addiction rehabilitation center. Read more
