With more than 135,000 people reported missing in Mexico, groups of so-called madres buscadoras (Spanish for “searching mothers”) have emerged across the Latin American nation and have become a powerful social movement. A major march is scheduled to take place on August 30 in Hermosillo, the capital and largest city in Mexico’s northwestern Sonora state,…
Catholic activists are accusing Mexico’s Supreme Court of judicial activism when it comes to expanding access to abortion in the Latin American nation. Over the past few months, the Supreme Court has handed down a series of major rulings aimed at ensuring broad access to abortion services for pregnant women in Mexico. Pro-life advocates in…
While there are not as many Irish missionaries working in Latin America as there were a few decades ago, their number – and their importance within the Church across the region – remains significant. Football is the dominant sport in most Latin American countries, and many Irish priests and religious have been following the World…
As Haiti plays in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974, Brazilian missionaries in the Caribbean nation are helping local residents watch the matches – something that can be difficult for most Haitians, given that many have no access to electricity. For both Brazilians and Haitians, football is not only a sport…
The United States’ intervention in Caracas and the seizure of then-President Nicolás Maduro on January 3 deepened divisions that already existed within the Venezuelan Church. While a small group of pro-Chavista priests have called for protests in defence of the country’s sovereignty and for Maduro’s release, members of the Venezuelan clergy living in exile have…