In at least three Latin American countries, Catholics have become religious minorities.
Latin America
Posted inFaith, News
Sisters quietly expand Cuban church’s reach beyond parishes
The sisters take care not to draw attention from government officials lest there be repercussions.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will host Chilean sex abuse survivors at his residence this weekend
All three were victims of the infamous Chilean priest predator, the Rev. Ferdinando Karadima, who was found guilty of abuse of minors by the Vatican.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Jesuit high school student killed during Nicaragua’s deadly protests
Álvaro Manuel Conrado Dávila was shot in the throat by police at close range with a rubber bullet.
Posted inFaith, News
Should Oscar Romero be canonized in Rome or El Salvador?
A publication of the Archdiocese of San Salvador argues that the canonization of Oscar Romero should be held in El Salvador.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Does a new president mean a new era for Cuba?
Cuba’s new leader may feel he has to show public fealty to the older generation of the country’s revolutionary leaders.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope calls for end to ‘needless bloodshed’ in Nicaragua
Protests against proposed social security legislation led to the deaths of more than two dozen people.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
El Salvador court reopens investigation of 1989 Jesuit massacre
A human rights attorney in the United States believes that the upcoming canonization of Blessed Oscar Romero in October has been a factor in a decision to revisit the 1989 Jesuit massacre at the University of Central America.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Salvadoran bishops seek Romero’s intercession for migrants in United States
The end of Temporary Protected Status and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programs means more than 215,000 Salvadorans are now facing a return to a country in turmoil.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Venezuelan nuns forced to turn away elderly as economic crisis drags on
The congregation who run the Providence Asylum nursing home face a heartbreaking dilemma: record demand, but record-low resources.