The Church of St. Luke

The Church in Mexico urged the faithful to pray for peace after the military killed a top cartel leader and the cartel blocked roads with burning vehicles to prevent law enforcement access to towns.

The bishops issued a statement this week emphasizing the Catholic Church’s unity and solidarity with the poor, vulnerable, and migrants.

Citing canon law, the archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina, has annulled the marriage of two transgender persons.

The Cuban bishops’ ad limina visit with Pope Leo was set for Feb. 16–20, but the urgent need to remain with the flock amid the fuel shortage crisis allowed only one bishop to make the trip to Rome.

The suffering of the Cuban people needs to be alleviated and the country needs to realize that political pluralism is an asset, said Father Ariel Suárez of the Cuban Bishops’ Conference.

The Nicaraguan dictatorship has expelled Father José Concepción Reyes Mairena of the Diocese of León, bringing the total number of religious forced to leave the Central American country to 309.

Bad Bunny’s halftime show at Super Bowl LX drew mixed reactions. For some, it was a Latino triumph while for others it contained obscene lyrics that did not represent the best of Latin America.

Rubén Quezada, author of the book “For Greater Glory,” released along with the film of the same name in 2012, assesses the impact of the Cristero War on religious freedom in Mexico today.

With Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Mexican priest Father Manuel Corral called on those involved in criminal violence to use this liturgical season as an opportunity for inner conversion.

The prohibition of pastoral missions in the Diocese of León and the tightening of restrictions on Catholic religious events in Managua and other cities continues in Nicaragua.