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Pope Leo XIV greets people during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Catholicism shrinks in Latin America while more are religiously unaffiliated, Pew surveys find

  • Jan 23
  • Luis Andres Henao, 
    Associated Press
(Credit: Supplied to the media.)

Accused by dozens of women, former priest is convicted of raping a 3-year-old in Brazil

  • Jan 21
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Father Felipe Berríos. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Exonerated by the Vatican but deemed guilty by the Jesuits, Chilean priest leaves the order

  • Jan 21
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Mexican Father José Filiberto Velázquez. (Credit: Facebook.)

Mexican priest moves to undisclosed location after death threats in Guerrero

  • Jan 16
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Frei Gilson sings on his YouTube video. (Credit: Frei Gilson.)

Catholic priest was Brazil’s most watched streamer in 2025

  • Jan 15
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Government supporters demand President Nicolas Maduro’s release from U.S. custody during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP.)

Virgin Mary procession draws thousands as Venezuela faces uncertain future

  • Jan 15
  • Associated Press
A couple sits on a bench at a viewpoint of the U.S. embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Cristian Hernandez/AP.)

Latin American Churches manifest support to the Venezuelan bishops and people

  • Jan 10
  • Eduardo Campos Lima
Flag of Brazil. (Credit: Pixabay.)

Former Catholic priest sentenced to 24 years in prison for underage rape case in Brazil

  • Jan 9
  • Mauricio Savarese, 
    Associated Press
Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski poses in front of a traveling bronze sculpture titled "Angels Unawares," before blessing it, Feb. 10, 2021, in downtown Miami. (Credit: Wilfredo Lee/AP.)

US Christian leaders minister to an anxious diaspora with Venezuela’s future in flux

  • Jan 8
  • Luis Andres Henao, 
    Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press
(Credit: Pixabay.)

Survivors in Bolivia still hope for justice in case of laicized Uruguayan priest

  • Jan 6
  • Eduardo Campos Lima

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  • Jan 25
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