Latin America

Nicaragua: After Four Months Under Arrest, Bishop Alvarez Will Go To Trial

A court ruled at a hearing on January 10 that a Nicaraguan bishop, detained since August, will be tried on charges of spreading false...

Uruguay: Bishop Jacinto Vera Beatification Possible, Pope Approves Miracle

Bishop Jacinto Vera, first bishop of Montevideo, "guided the South American Church, especially in difficult times, revitalizing life and the grace of the Gospel...

Prelate Calls on US to Pressure Nicaragua to Free Dissident Bishop

  The charges against Álvarez are the latest repressive actions against the Catholic Church by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his administration.  Newsroom (22/12/2022 9:12 PM, Gaudium Press) — The head...

Colombia: Bishop Calls for a Cease-fire and a Peaceful Christmas

The Diocese of Istmina-Tadó also encouraged “continuing the implementation of the ‘Final Agreement for the Termination of the Conflict and the Construction of a...

Vatican Court: Former Bishop of French Guyana Guilty of Sex Abuse

The canonical investigation against the bishop was opened in April 2021 “because of rumors and accusations made against him evoking inappropriate attitudes towards adults.”  Newsroom (22/12/2022 8:26 PM, Gaudium...

Ortega Seeks to ‘Destroy the Catholic Church in Nicaragua,’ Advocates Tell U.S. Congress

In testimony to a U.S. congressional human rights commission, two prominent human rights experts decried the ongoing repression of the Catholic Church by Nicaraguan...
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