David Agren writes for OSV News from Mexico City.
The Pontifical Mission Societies and Aid to the Church in Need are urging Christians to pray for peace in Nicaragua amid a crackdown on the Catholic Church and the imprisonment of priests and bishops.
The two organizations are convening a novena to the
Argentina's Catholic Church will no longer receive public funding, concluding a process established by the country's bishops' conference for the church to provide its own financing.
The withdrawal of funds coincides with newly sworn-in President Javier Milei pushing a program of spending cuts,
The U.S. Department of State has demanded the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa and other imprisoned Nicaraguan religious leaders following a wave of detentions targeting Catholic clergy over the Christmas season.
Since Christmas, Nicaraguan police and paramilitaries have detained more than a dozen priests, including an archdiocesan vicar, as the Sandinista regime escalates a campaign of terror against the Catholic Church -- an institution it has struggled to subdue.
Six lay staff members from a now-closed diocesan Cáritas chapter were convicted on money laundering charges in Nicaragua on Christmas Eve as the Sandinista regime stepped up its crackdown on the Catholic Church over the Christmas season.
Bishop Isidoro Mora of Siuna has been arrested after voicing spiritual support for imprisoned Bishop Rolando Álvarez. He was stopped by police and paramilitaries as he was traveling Dec. 20 to the community of La Cruz de Río Grande to celebrate the
A Mexican bishop has called for people not to be indifferent after the massacre of a dozen young people at a Christmas party in one of the country's most violent states.
Gunmen burst into the party Dec. 17 at a former hacienda in
Cardinal Eduardo Pironio was proclaimed blessed Dec. 16 in the plaza outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján -- a shrine to the national patroness of Argentina -- as thousands of clergy, religious and laity celebrated under rainy skies.
Pope Francis has downplayed the discourteous comments toward him from Argentine President Javier Milei -- who previously accused the pope of preaching "communism" -- attributing the remarks to electioneering in his home country.
Catholics in Mexico have condemned an initiative to legalize euthanasia, accusing lawmakers of simply wanting to "save money," while presenting their proposal "under the guise of false piety."
A proposed law presented in the lower house of Congress is expected to be debated