Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord opened the jubilee year in Venezuela with a call for “respect for human and citizen rights.”

On Friday, Jan. 10, according to Venezuelan law, the new president of the republic who won the July 28, 2024, election for the 2025–2031 term must be sworn in. While the country’s National ...

President Joe Biden has informed congress of his intention to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism as part of an effort to secure the release of Political prisoners through an agreement facilitated by the Catholic Church.

Report on Nicaragua's new volunteer police force, exploring constitutional changes, government expansion, and implications for civil society.

In Argentina, the Catholic Church is one of the most active institutions in resisting President Javier Milei’s policy of dismantling things marking the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983),

Local law enforcement in Chattanooga and Hamilton County said there was no evidence of the gang, Tren de Aragua, operating in the area.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him . . . and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased" (Mt 3: 13, 17). In ...

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head of the Russian Orthodox Church's (ROC) legal department, in a mid-December statement. “Sacraments such as communion, anointing, and other religious rites performed by clergy in residential ...

In addition to removing Cuba from the terror list, the White House will also issue the country a waiver from Title III of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act, which strengthened embargo provisions against Cuba. Title III of the law allows U.S. citizens to sue individuals allegedly trafficking in property expropriated by the country’s communist government.

An Americas expert says Biden's deal removing Cuba from the state sponsor of terrorism list may encourage more unjust detentions.

Marco Rubio, Trump's nominee for secretary of state, spoke about China’s influence in the region and zeroed in on Mexico, Venezuela, and Cuba.