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A screen-caption of the abuse prevention seminar organized via Zoom by the center for child protection of Mexico´s Catholic University (CEPROME) and the Vatican Safeguarding Taskforce, on July 31, 2020. (CEPROME via Crux)

World

Latin Americans press fight against clerical sexual abuse

Inés San Martín|Aug 3, 2020|6 Min Read

Cemetery foreman Juan Rivera walks with his dogs in the Municipal Cemetery of Valle de Chalco amid the coronavirus pandemic on the outskirts of Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2020. (Marco Ugarte/AP via Crux)

World

Church in Latin America keeps faith alive during coronavirus lockdown

Inés San Martín|Jul 7, 2020|4 Min Read

Cardinal Cláudio Hummes arrives for the afternoon session of the Amazon Synod, October 8, 2019. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)

World

New Amazon region 'ecclesial conference' created

Hannah Brockhaus|Jun 30, 2020|3 Min Read

Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, June 20, 2020. Pope Francis signed a decree for the beatification of Hernández, who is popularly known as the "doctor of the poor," local church authorities announced Friday. (Ariana Cubillos/AP via Crux)

Faith

Three new saints-to-be capture Pope Francis’s convictions

Inés San Martín|Jun 22, 2020|6 Min Read

Workers in protective gear clean in front of Metropolitan Cathedral in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, March 26, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Rodrigo Urzagasti, Reuters)

World

Bolivia: Bishops urge prudence after religious exemption sparks criticism

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jun 12, 2020|2 Min Read

Activists in protective gear dig "graves" on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro June 11, 2020. The graves were dug to symbolize those who died from COVID-19. (CNS photo/Pilar Olivares, Reuters)

World

Pope Francis calls archbishop in Brazil, epicenter of coronavirus in Latin America

Hannah Brockhaus|Jun 11, 2020|2 Min Read

A Venezuelan migrant gets a free food package outside of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Bogota, Colombia, May 29, 2020. Migrants have been hit hard economically by Colombia's COVID-19 lockdown as they lose their jobs and struggle to pay rent. (CNS photo/Manuel Rueda)

World

As Latin America becomes center of pandemic, churches confront hunger

Barbara J. Fraser|Jun 1, 2020|6 Min Read

A man wearing a scarf as a protective measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) walks past a mural depicting Pope Francis on Easter, April 12, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Catholic News Service/Matias Baglietto, Reuters)

World

Latin America’s pandemic highlights best and worst of church-state relations

Inés San Martín|Jun 1, 2020|5 Min Read

Children are seen in a poor section of Manaus, Brazil, May 19, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Catholic missionaries in Latin America say they have noticed disturbing signs of an increase in child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Bruno Kelly, Reuters)

World

Latin American church workers: Pandemic turmoil increases child abuse

Catholic News Service|May 28, 2020|5 Min Read

This 2016 file photo shows the original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

World

Bishops dedicate Americas to Our Lady of Guadalupe during pandemic

David Agren|Apr 13, 2020|3 Min Read

Health workers at Boliviano Holandes Hospital in El Alto, Bolivia, demand better resources to help coronavirus patients March 12, 2020. Archbishop Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, has called for solidarity as the number of COVID-19 cases increase. (CNS photo/David Mercado, Reuters)

World

Archbishop urges solidarity; Latin Americans cancel Mass amid pandemic

Catholic News Service|Mar 17, 2020|4 Min Read

Venezuelan refugee Addy Arrieche poses with her two daughters at the Institute for the Construction of Peace Foundation (FICONPAZ) in Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 28, 2020. (CNS photo/Miguel Guilarte)

World

U.S.-supported program gives Venezuelans in Colombia hope for future

Catholic News Service|Jan 29, 2020|3 Min Read

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