The bishops’ conferences of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru forged a coordinated action plan to offer needed services to Venezuelans.
Latin America
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishop Gerardi was killed 20 years ago in Guatemala. The search for justice continues today.
Trials for genocide and human rights violations are proceeding in Guatemala, even after the death of the former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Latin American Catholics say ‘personal’ experiences boost evangelicals
In at least three Latin American countries, Catholics have become religious minorities.
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.