Latin America

The Church across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Pope Leo XIV seated with the delegation of bishops from Panama during their meeting at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV tells Panama's bishops to stay close to the most vulnerable

Laura Claveria|October 23, 2026

Portrait of Alfonso María de la Cruz Sardinas, Franciscan bishop of Huánuco, Peru

Franciscan sisters to present Peruvian bishop's legacy at Rome conference

Jane Morales|October 22, 2026

Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari, a Redemptorist priest of Perpetuo Socorro Church in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Priest in Ecuador dies during Mass after cross falls on him

Joseph Garcia|October 19, 2026

Procession and Mass inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City at the opening of the Guadalupan Jubilee Year marking 50 years of the New Basilica

Basilica of Guadalupe opens jubilee year marking 50 years of its new church

Jane Morales|October 14, 2026

Pope Leo XIV, who sent a message for the opening of the Guadalupan Jubilee Year in Mexico City

Pope Leo XIV sends message as Guadalupe Jubilee Year opens in Mexico City

Laura Claveria|October 13, 2026

Bishop Juan Espinoza Jiménez of Aguascalientes speaking to camera in a video message

Bishop of Aguascalientes, Mexico, receives death threats on social media

Luke Alonso|October 9, 2026

Bishop Ramón Castro of Cuernavaca, president of the Mexican Bishops' Conference

Head of Mexico's bishops says the Church cannot stay silent on politics

Almudena Rodrigo|October 8, 2026

Pilgrims walking along a road toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in Argentina, many wearing plastic ponchos in the rain

Buenos Aires archbishop says Pope Leo XIV will find a wounded, divided Argentina

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|October 7, 2026

Pilgrims walking in a crowd along the route to the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in Buenos Aires province

More than a million pilgrims reach Luján ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit

Jane Morales|October 5, 2026

The sword of St. Michael the Archangel, which will visit Paraguay in October 2026

Sword of St. Michael the Archangel to visit Paraguay in first trip outside Italy

Almudena Rodrigo|October 2, 2026

Pope Leo XIV, pictured ahead of his planned November 2026 visit to Argentina

Cardinal Rossi fears political use of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Argentina

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 29, 2026

Presentation of the Archdiocese of Panama's report on shortcomings in its handling of sexual abuse cases

Report finds serious failures in Panama archdiocese's handling of abuse cases

Luke Alonso|September 23, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in a white cassock greeting a crowd of the faithful

Pope Leo XIV to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November

Almudena Buenadicha|September 22, 2026

A white van converted into a mobile chapel for the Archdiocese of Monterrey, with its rear doors open showing an altar inside

Monterrey archdiocese to send a mobile chapel into areas hit by drug violence

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 22, 2026

A Mass celebrated in Brazil during the annual Grito de los Excluidos event

Brazilian bishop celebrates Mass at which a creed refers to a 'God/Goddess'

Luke Alonso|September 11, 2026

The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the emblem of the Guadalupan Jubilee Year

Pope Leo XIV grants Guadalupan Jubilee Year for basilica's 50th anniversary

Laura Claveria|September 10, 2026

Basque missionary priest in Ecuador

Ecuador marks 75 years since death of Basque missionary Father Guisasola

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 8, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in a white cassock

Peru allocates $18.8 million for Pope Leo XIV's November visit

Almudena Rodrigo|September 7, 2026

Pope Francis, after whom the new Argentine peace award is named

Caritas Argentina launches Pope Francis peace award with eight categories

Laura Claveria|September 2, 2026

A consecrated host in a monstrance

Bishop urges caution as Guatemalan diocese investigates reported Eucharistic miracle

Jane Morales|August 31, 2026