South America

(OSV News) — At first glance, the official photo of Venerable Augusto Ramírez Monasterio — known simply as “Fray Augusto” — shows a smiling Franciscan friar standing in a small …

“I firmly believe in the power of Jesus’s presence — his flesh, his blood, his soul — in the Eucharist. Marcos desperately needed it” at that moment.

The shaman who welcomed Father Zanardini told him: “If you want to stay with us, you must learn many things.” And that’s what the priest did.

Archbishop Rodriguez applauded the release of some prisoners but said many others remain “whose cries and those of their families can no longer be ignored.”

Just a few days before the Jan. 3 U.S. strikes on — and temporary takeover of — Venezuela, the Catholic bishops of several Caribbean nations had repeated their earlier plea …

“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.