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Experts warn that organ donation could help drive high assisted suicide rates in Canada
Posted on 02/5/2026 03:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The North American country is known for being a global leader in suicide deaths.
Bishops warn that Cuba risks social chaos if urgent changes are not made
Posted on 02/3/2026 14:03 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba warned that the country risks descending into social chaos and violence if urgent structural changes are not made.
70,000 young people make pilgrimage to Mexico’s Christ the King monument
Posted on 02/2/2026 13:59 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Around 70,000 young people from across Mexico made the pilgrimage on Jan. 31 to Christ the King monument in Guanajuato state, in what became one of the largest youth pilgrimages in recent years.
In face of violence and migration, Church in Mexico aims to be more united and synodal in 2026
Posted on 02/2/2026 04:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The Church in Mexico said its aim for 2026 is to “walk together as a more united, more synodal Church, closer to the people,” especially in the face of the violence, poverty, and forced migration.
Cuban regime interrogates priests and dissidents over their public statements, activities
Posted on 01/30/2026 12:26 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The Cuban government summoned two priests and two dissidents for questioning regarding their statements and activities advocating for freedom and democracy as well as deploring economic conditions.
Pope Leo’s pro-life and pro-family legacy as bishop in Peru remembered
Posted on 01/30/2026 09:20 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
As bishop of Chicalyo, Peru, Pope Leo XIV was a strong and unambiguous advocate for the right to life and marriage between one man and one woman.
Colombian bishops demand respect for Christ after President Petro’s ‘blasphemous’ comments
Posted on 01/29/2026 12:40 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Following blasphemous comments about Jesus Christ, Colombia’s Catholic bishops demanded President Gustavo Petro show respect for Christ and for the religious beliefs of all Colombians.
Nuns leave Nicaragua after years of evangelization, deny expulsion
Posted on 01/28/2026 10:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Holy Family announced that after discernment but without coercion, they are leaving Nicaragua, having fulfilled their goals in the country.
Spanish priest calls for ‘more missionaries’ in ‘perilous’ southern Mexico
Posted on 01/28/2026 03:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Father Christopher Hartley says he is not afraid as he continues to bring the Gospel to the materially and spiritually poor of southern Mexico.
Bishops condemn massacre at soccer field that left at least 11 dead in Mexico
Posted on 01/27/2026 14:43 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
According to local media reports, armed men in pickup trucks stormed a soccer field in the small town of Loma de Flores in the afternoon of Jan. 25 and opened fire.