Police and paramilitaries maintained a heavy presence outside the Nicaraguan Managua cathedral on Palm Sunday, sending a not-so-subtle message of intimidation.
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In a telegram to Dominican Republic archbishop, the pope sent condolences to the families of the dead, “while encouraging everyone to persevere in their efforts to help and accompany others.”
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The March 16 shooting deaths of eight young people outside a church make “us reflect on the violence plaguing our nation, which has become a cancer for our society,” the …
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Thousands of Catholics prayed for Pope Francis’ recovery in the Sanctuary of Lujan, Argentina, on March 16.
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The discovery of an extermination camp has horrified many in Mexico, where nearly two decades of drug cartel violence has seemingly inured the population to such atrocities.
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BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed outrage over the discovery of an extermination camp operated by a drug cartel, calling it “one of the cruelest expressions of …
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Drug cartels, migration through Mexico and economic concerns over possible tariffs “can be resolved in a climate of unity” and dialog, say nation’s bishops.
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(OSV News) — Nicaragua’s government issued a statement attacking the Vatican as “depraved” following interviews in which exiled Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa reaffirmed the pope’s desire for him to continue …
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BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — As Colombians deported from the United States Jan. 28 arrived to their home country on flights operated by Colombia’s military, shockwaves reverberate among Latin American bishops …
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BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago reassured migrants in his archdiocese that reports of a possible mass deportation by a new administration in Washington that would …
