South America

(OSV News) — Nicaraguans overwhelmingly disapprove of the conviction and imprisonment of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, according to a survey in the increasingly repressing Central American country, where the …

MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The president of Bolivia welcomed a pledge from Pope Francis “to take concrete, joint actions against the impunity of sexual crimes” in the South American …

SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — Convicted for sexually abusing children and teenagers for years, two Brazilian priests described their crimes in their journals, giving substantial accounts of their monstrous acts. …

BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Bishop Santiago Olivera of the Military Ordinariate of Argentina celebrated Mass May 11 to honor Blessed Bishop Mamerto Esquiú on his feast day. “Blessed Friar …

(OSV News) — On Easter Sunday, Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano expressed his joy at the massive attendance of Catholics in churches during Holy Week. The government of Daniel …

MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — Imprisoned Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez appeared unexpectedly on Nicaraguan television March 24, more than six weeks after refusing to be exiled from his country, opting …

SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — As severe childhood malnutrition grows in Brazil, church organizations are proposing public policies on protecting children and are participating in state councils that define and …

MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — Nicaragua has released more than 200 political prisoners, including Catholic priests, students, and opponents of the regime, who were taken from detention in deplorable conditions …

(OSV News) — Peru’s bishops pleaded for peace as violent protests against the country’s current president and legislature have claimed the lives of dozens of people. “We deplore the violence …