During his comments to the pro-government National Constituent Assembly Jan. 15, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro also ordered the attorney general to investigate the bishops for hate crimes.
Latin America
Posted inFaith, News
Most Mexican churches damaged in September quakes were historic
1,603 of the damaged churches were catalogued as historic buildings.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis sends special prosecutor to Chile to investigate charges against Bishop Barros
Until now Pope Francis has stood firmly by Bishop Barros.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Religious leaders march with Padre Melo
Jesuit Padre Melo is one of the most vocal protestors against today’s inauguration of Honduran President Hernandez, and he’s received death threats for his work.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Police violence and intimidation stifle Hernández protests in northern Honduras
Many who may have been considering demonstrating against the Hernández government have been sufficiently intimidated into inaction this week.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Honduran religious leaders, amid fear of violent suppression, protest upcoming inauguration
Outrage is overflowing onto the streets in many Honduran communities.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Hondurans fear more conflict and bloodshed as contested inauguration approaches
“You will see many protests during his mandate…because Honduras hasn’t fixed its age-old problems of inequality, exclusion, poor educational and health system, corruption and impunity.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis asks forgiveness from sexual abuse victims but reaffirms support for Bishop Barros
“I ask forgiveness,” the pope said on his flight from Lima to Rome. “It’s a hurt [caused] without wishing it.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
At Mass for 1.3 million, Pope Francis says Jesus “continues to walk on our streets”
Jesus “is here in Lima, or wherever you are living, in the routine of your daily life and work.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
In Lima, Pope Francis calls for a united, missionary and prophetic church
People and cheered Pope Francis everywhere he went on this last day of his visit.