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Thousands rally at Canada's National March for Life in Ottawa
Posted on 05/14/2026 17:51 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Canada's March for Life takes in place in May to mark the month in 1969 when the omnibus bill that decriminalized abortion in Canada was passed. This year’s march fell on the anniversary of the vote.
From seminarian in Nicaragua to priest in Miami: ‘I carry my people and my homeland in my heart’
Posted on 05/13/2026 09:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The Ortega regime’s repression of the Catholic Church could not silence God's call to Cristhian Mendieta. Having fled Nicaragua as a seminarian, the young man was ordained to the priesthood in Miami.
President of Costa Rica entrusts her term to Our Lady of the Angels
Posted on 05/13/2026 05:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The bishop of Limón prayed for the new president at Mass, that she would have "wisdom in making decisions, prudence to listen, and clarity to act, always with the well-being of our people in mind."
Venezuelan archbishop: Maduro’s gone, but the same people are still in charge
Posted on 05/12/2026 14:22 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The leadership of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference updated Pope Leo XIV on the political situation in the country, noting that only limited progress has been made and the economy hasn't improved.
Piarist Fathers demand Cuban regime return their cloister and school
Posted on 05/11/2026 10:36 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Nationalized by the communist government in 1961, the two buildings are in a state of serious deterioration and require immediate attention the government is unwilling or unable to provide.
Historic parish in Toronto Archdiocese to finally break ground on new church
Posted on 05/11/2026 09:36 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
St. Patrick’s Parish in Brampton, Ontario, is bursting at the seams. Now, on May 24, it will break ground on its long-awaited new church.
Colombia to be consecrated to Immaculate Heart of Mary on May 13
Posted on 05/11/2026 03:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The day's events in Bogota will include the rosary, Mass, the consecration, Eucharistic adoration, and a procession, with the theme of praying for peace and reconciliation through conversion of heart.
Church in Colombia begins training digital missionaries to faithfully proclaim the Gospel
Posted on 05/9/2026 07:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The Digital Missionaries School aims to give solid training to online missionaries and consolidate them into a network to reach the digital continent with the Gospel.
Organized crime ‘rules’ in several states in Mexico, cardinal warns
Posted on 05/7/2026 03:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Through violent tactics and the lucrative drug trade, Mexican cartels have made deep inroads into a number of local and state governments in the country.
‘Prison or exile’: Priest in Nicaragua reveals how the dictatorship persecutes the Church
Posted on 05/5/2026 13:13 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
A priest in Nicaragua details conditions in the country as the Catholic Church continues to operate under intense persecution, including surveillance of clergy and restrictions on activities.