Latin America

The Church across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Cardinal Carlos Castillo celebrating Mass with Peruvian bishops concelebrating around the altar

Cardinal Castillo urges Peru's bishops to recover St. Toribio's missionary spirit

Almudena Rodrigo|August 24, 2026

A small white coffin with flowers at a burial site for infants

Archdiocese of Mexico calls for dignified burial of aborted and unclaimed babies

Jane Morales|August 21, 2026

Children and adults gather with OMP Venezuela volunteers at a shelter for families displaced by the recent earthquakes

Pontifical Mission Societies expand support for earthquake victims in Caracas shelters

Jane Morales|August 20, 2026

Pope Leo XIV, who will travel to Argentina in less than three months

Argentina prepares for Pope Leo XIV's visit, the first by a pope in 39 years

Luke Alonso|August 20, 2026

A pregnant woman's abdomen, illustrating a report on surrogacy in Colombia

Bill in Colombia's Congress would ban surrogacy and penalize clinics and brokers

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 20, 2026

Cardinal Diego Padrón, former archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela

Cardinal Diego Padrón suffers stroke in Venezuela, archdiocese says

Almudena Rodrigo|August 19, 2026

Prayer text for Pope Leo XIV's apostolic visit to Peru published by the Peruvian Bishops' Conference

Peruvian bishops release prayer ahead of Pope Leo XIV's November visit

Jane Morales|August 18, 2026

Aid supplies gathered for earthquake victims in Colombia

Colombian Bishops Ask Nation to Unite in Rebuilding After Earthquake

Laura Claveria|August 18, 2026

Broken consecrated hosts and a damaged ciborium amid rubble in the Virgen del Rosario de Chiquinquira chapel in Roldanillo, Colombia

Colombian Pastor Recovers Consecrated Hosts From Chapel Damaged by Earthquake

Almudena Buenadicha|August 17, 2026

A closed Catholic church in Nicaragua

Analysts Link Nicaragua's Crackdown on the Catholic Church to Murillo Succession

Joseph Garcia|August 17, 2026

A priest in vestments holds a ciborium containing consecrated hosts outside a church in Colombia

Father Oscar Aguirre Carried the Blessed Sacrament Out of Church During Colombia Earthquake

Almudena Rodrigo|August 14, 2026

Monsignor Fernando Ocariz, prelate of Opus Dei, seated among people at a gathering in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Opus Dei Prelate Fernando Ocariz Visits Students and Families in Honduras

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 14, 2026