South America

“Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and efforts. May God grant lasting peace and security to our country and to the world at large.”

Venezuela’s government has barred Cardinal Baltazar Porras from leaving the country, confiscating his passport as pressure mounts on church leaders and opposition voices. The move comes the same day Venezuelan …

Although almost 135 years have passed since Pope Leo XIII wrote his encyclical on the economy and labor, Pope Leo XIV said, “The dignity of workers continues, all too often, …

“In the so-called green zone of the COP30, numerous priests, sisters and lay Catholics will also take part in activities concerning the climate crisis debates.”

“Venezuelans have lost all hope after 26 years of socialist dictatorship and the largest refugee crisis in the world,” a Manhattan Institute fellow said.

Christians are “called to be builders of peace, to overcome the hatred, vengeance and indifference that corrode the social fabric,” the cardinal said.

Milei rose to power promising to take a chainsaw to the state. He eliminated entire government ministries, imposed austerity and scrapped regulations.

“God, family, and country are the foundation of the vision we have regarding our commitment to all of Bolivia, to all Bolivians.”

As Venezuelans await the upcoming canonization of the South American country’s first saints — Blessed José Gregório Hernández and Blessed María Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez — both the church and …

“How can a nation say it can be a climate leader if it is trying to pass laws to open up Indigenous lands to mining?” a webinar speaker asked about …