Central and South America

A group of women looking for sons and daughters who were never heard from again after migrating to the U.S. traveled in mid- to late October throughout the country to plead for better immigration laws.

Bishop Edward Weisenburger welcomed the Guatemalan Consul, Carlos de Leon, and Vice Consul, Roxana Palma, at the Diocese in celebration of Guatemala's 200th anniversary of independence.

Latin America's Indigenous people will play a central role at a regional assembly the Catholic Church will hold at the end of November in Mexico.

Honduran bishops urged voters to avoid supporting candidates "stained" by drug cartels in the November elections -- an admonishment in a country where illegal money has long flowed into political campaigns and delegitimized the political class.

The Institute for Policy Studies Oct. 13 honored an international coalition founded by an Ursuline sister to support and uplift torture survivors and advocate for a global end to the practice of torture.

Alongside the poor, as Christ teaches. This is what Father Júlio Lancellotti recalls from his phone call with Pope Francis last year. It’s a mission reflected in the routine of the priest who each day welcomes – in his heart and at the "Centro São Martinho" in Sao Paulo, Brazil – hundreds of people who live on the streets of the largest city in the Latin American country.

The United Nations Children Educational Fund (UNICEF) draws attention to the increasing number of migrants crossing the Darien jungle on their way to the United States, including nearly 19,000 children this year.

El Salvador's bishops released more details on four upcoming beatifications, but also encouraged participation at parishes throughout the country, saying the number of people allowed at the ceremony "will depend on the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic."

As Christmas approaches, it is important to remember the true essence of the season.

A bilingual education program created by the Catholic Church has caught the eye of the Guyanese government as a potential model for its national curriculum.

The day after authorities announced her release from kidnappers in Mali, Colombian Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti was at the Vatican for a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and was greeted by Pope Francis.

Franciscan Nun Sister Gloria Cecelia Narvaez, kidnapped in 2017 in Mali, is finally free and in good health and sparkling good spirits. She was greeted by Pope Francis on Sunday morning at the Mass celebrated for the start of the Synodal process.

A newly approved abortion law has been strongly criticized by the Chilean Bishops Conference (CECH) in a statement recalling that "the first human right is the right to life" and pointing out that abortion is not a solution to problems.

Coca growers from the Yungas region pray in front of police during a protest over the control of the leaf's main market, in La Paz, Bolivia.

More than 200 supporters gathered on both sides of the international the border in Nogales, Mexico, Sept. 25, the eve of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, to accompany 25 families seeking asylum in the United States. The Kino Border Initiative promotes border and immigration policies that affirm the dignity of the human person and supports the families who are fleeing violence in various parts throughout Latin America.

Brazilian Cardinal Jose Freire Falcão, who led the Archdiocese of Brasilia for 20 years, died at the age of 95, nearly a week after he was diagnosed with COVID-19.

The establishment of an Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon that involves both the laity and the clergy is a sign of a church that listens to God through the voice of his people, Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo said.