South America

By Manuel Rueda BOGOTA, Colombia (OSV News) — While the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shocked Ecuador Aug. 9, the bishops’ conference in the South American country expressed its …

Microbrewing and miracles and Mariapolis, oh my!  This week’s stories have covered the gamut of topics: happy stories such as a Catholic priest sharing the Good News via “ale-vangelization” at …

SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — The visit of Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Spanish Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu to Peru to investigate the lay organization Sodalitium Christianae Vitae is being …

(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 …

“I need a vacation from taking a vacation!” I heard a mom say recently. In today’s fast-paced world where productivity and efficiency reign supreme, the idea of summer vacation might …

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 …

“What gets you out of bed in the morning?” I’ve asked this question several times writing person profiles for different publications, and the answers vary from the serious to the …

PENSACOLA, Fla. (OSV News) — The priesthood ordination of a Nicaraguan deacon arrested with Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa and currently exiled in Florida was postponed because proper documentation was …