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Exiled Bishop Báez of Nicaragua: ‘For the Church, this is not a time for silence’
Posted on 01/27/2026 12:28 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio Báez said this is not a time for the Church to be silent and that freedom and democracy are getting closer for the Latin American country.
Open Doors: Nicaraguan Christians ‘increasingly silenced’ by dictatorship
Posted on 01/22/2026 08:30 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
According to Open Doors’ World Watch List 2026 report, persecution is on the rise under Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship in Nicaragua.
‘History is a great teacher’: A Mexican bishop’s reflections on the Cristero War
Posted on 01/21/2026 11:03 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
On the centenary of the Cristero War, an armed uprising in Mexico against stringent anticlerical laws, Mexican Bishop Pedro Mena offered his reflections on the history lessons that can be gained.
Catholics remain the largest religious group across Latin America, Pew says
Posted on 01/21/2026 07:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
A Pew Research Center report found that despite an increase in the number of religiously unaffiliated, belief in God remains high.
100 years since the Cristero War in Mexico: What you should know
Posted on 01/20/2026 12:37 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
It has been 100 years since the beginning of the Cristero War, an armed, popular uprising against religious persecution by the federal government in Mexico that left a legacy of martyrs.
Catholic Church in Mexico convokes National Dialogue for Peace
Posted on 01/19/2026 04:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
To address chronic violence in the country, on Jan. 30 the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, along with other sponsors, will be holding a National Dialogue for Peace.
U.S. is working with Catholic Church to get post-hurricane aid to Cuba, Rubio says
Posted on 01/15/2026 12:57 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
U.S. aid is set to be delivered from Miami on Jan. 16.
Over 45,000 youths to make pilgrimage to Christ the King monument in Mexico
Posted on 01/14/2026 04:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
More than 45,000 young people are expected to make the pilgrimage to the Christ the King Shrine in Mexico starting on Jan. 30.
Catholic Church in Panama calls for new constitution
Posted on 01/12/2026 15:41 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The Catholic bishops of Panama called for a new constitution and addressed national sovereignty, poverty, and violence and expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan people at their plenary meeting.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua releases dozens of political prisoners after U.S. pressure
Posted on 01/12/2026 13:21 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
A social media post from the American embassy in Nicaragua seems to have led to the prompt release of dozens of political prisoners in the Central American country.