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David Agren writes for OSV News from Mexico City.

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A large wooden crucifix is seen falling in this screenshot from video as Redemptorist Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari celebrates Mass Oct. 17, 2026, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The crucifix struck Father Sánchez directly on the head, killing him almost immediately. (OSV News/Church of Perpetual Relief in Guayaquil livestream video)

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Priest in Ecuador dies after being struck by falling crucifix during Mass

David Agren|Oct 19, 2026|2 Min Read

A group of people from the Peruvian city of Monsefú in the province of Chiclayo, where the pope had served as bishop for eight years, holds a sign wishing Pope Leo XIV a happy birthday as they join the pope for the recitation of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 14, 2025. Pope Leo will visit Peru Nov. 11-17, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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Peru to unveil world's largest Pope Leo XIV statue before visit

David Agren|Sep 8, 2026|5 Min Read

Worshippers pray during Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 21, 2022. Retired Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata was detained by police June 29, 2026, one day after celebrating a Mass in the city of Estelí, during which he requested prayers for the country's persecuted Catholic Church, according to independent Nicaraguan news outlet Confidencial. (OSV News photo/Maynor Valenzuela, Reuters)

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Another Nicaraguan bishop vanishes in custody, deepening fears over Church persecution

David Agren|Jul 7, 2026|4 Min Read

People celebrate Mexico's 2-0 victory following the FIFA World Cup's Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City June 11, 2026. (OSV News photo/Carlos Perez Gallardo, Reuters)

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As World Cup kicks off in Mexico, Catholic leaders warn against letting sport eclipse social wounds

David Agren|Jun 15, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV hugs a pilgrim from Argentina after his weekly general audience Aug. 6, 2025, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Pope Leo is likely to visit Argentina and Uruguay in one trip with Peru in late fall 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV likely to visit Argentina and Uruguay in 1 trip with Peru

David Agren|May 26, 2026|4 Min Read

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is seen in Caracas, Venezuela, at a military academy Jan. 10, 2025, the day of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's inauguration for a third six-year term. (OSV News photo/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Reuters)

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Nicaragua's Sandinista regime halts ordinations in 4 dioceses

David Agren|Mar 18, 2026|3 Min Read

Father Jorge Aurelio Ramírez Torres celebrates March 9, 2026, in front of the Sagrario Metropolitano parish church in the north-central city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The church, which was built in the 17th century and was being restored, was vandalized March 8. Social media videos showed the church doors on fire and the building later graffitied by woman protesting on International Women's Day. (OSV News photo/courtesy Sagrario Metropolitano Parish)

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Mexican Catholics protect churches amid women's day protest vandalism

David Agren|Mar 11, 2026|4 Min Read

A member of the National Guard stands at a soccer field in the municipality of Salamanca, Mexico, Jan. 26, 2026, at the site where a group of armed attackers killed several people during a soccer match. (OSV News/Juan Moreno, Reuters)

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Mexico bishops stress peace after 11 killed in gun attack at soccer match

David Agren|Jan 28, 2026|3 Min Read

Jose Antonio Kast, a member of the far-right Republican Party of Chile, addresses supporters after winning the presidential runoff election in Santiago Dec. 14, 2025. Chile's bishops congratulated Kast for claiming the South American country's election but called for the president-elect to "promote an environment of dialogue, encounter, and respect, essential for rebuilding social trust" amid deep divisions and rising concerns over crime and migration. (OSV News photo/Rodrigo Garrido, Reuters)

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Chile's bishops' congratulate new Catholic president, 'worry' over anti-migrant attitudes

David Agren|Dec 16, 2025|4 Min Read

Venezuelan Cardinal Baltazar Porras, retired archbishop of Caracas, is pictured in a Sept. 8, 2024, photo. Venezuelan authorities confiscated the passport of Cardinal Porras Dec. 10, 2025, as he attempted to travel to Spain via Colombia. He was reportedly told that his passport was annulled on the spot. (OSV News photo/Karen Toro, Reuters)

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Venezuelan Cardinal Porras denied permission to leave country

David Agren|Dec 11, 2025|4 Min Read

A file photo shows a woman praying at the grave of a relative during the Day of the Dead commemoration near Mexico City. The traditional celebration honors children on All Saints' Day, Nov. 1, and adults on All Souls' Day, Nov. 2. (OSV News photo/Henry Romero, Reuters)

Mexico City Catholics unite faith and tradition for Day of the Dead celebrations

David Agren|Oct 30, 2025|4 Min Read

A nurse touches the hand of a patient in the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Marseille, France, May 31, 2024. In an Aug. 13, 2025, statement The Uruguay bishops' conference expressed sadness after the country's lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia. (OSV News photo/Manon Cruz, Reuters)

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Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote

David Agren|Aug 19, 2025|3 Min Read

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