Mexican for whom ‘¡Viva Cristo Rey!’ is life slogan wins Miss Universe contest November 22, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News Shortly after being crowned Miss Universe, the victorious Mexican contestant Fatima Bosch Fernández stood alone on stage, clutching an enormous bouquet of flowers, shedding tears of joy and basking in the applause of an international audience.
As two versions of events emerge, Mexican diocese mourns a murdered priest November 20, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A Mexican priest was drugged and robbed before being murdered, according to court testimony.
Catholics in Mexico oppose proposed online media gag law November 11, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, social media, World News Mexican Catholics have expressed alarm at a proposal to oversee the online expressions of priests and bishops through a reform of the country’s Religious Associations and Public Worship Law.
Pope Leo calls for dialogue as U.S. builds up military presence on Venezuelan coast November 6, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has called for dialogue and peace in Venezuela as the United States amps up pressure on the South American country — where relations between the socialist regime and Catholic officials have become tense.
Mexican priest murdered in cartel-ravaged Guerrero state October 8, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News Another priest has been found murdered in a violent southern Mexican state, where Catholic bishops’ have brokered truces between warring drug cartels and clergy have been killed with impunity.
Decline in Nicaragua church attacks attributed to clergy, religious not allowed to report them September 3, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Attacks on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua have fallen in 2025, but a report on church persecution in the Central American county attributes the decline to few priests and religious reporting the crimes and harassment committed against them and church property.
Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote August 19, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News The Uruguay bishops’ conference expressed sadness after the country’s lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia.
Cardenal salvadoreño: ‘Queremos vivir la democracia’ August 12, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: En Español El arzobispo José Luis Escobar Alas de San Salvador emitió un par de peticiones a los legisladores durante una Misa reciente celebrada con motivo de la festividad del Divino Salvador del Mundo, que se celebra en el país con motivo del día de la transfiguración. Ambas peticiones incursionaron en el ámbito político.
Salvadoran Catholic leaders speaking out more amid worries over democratic erosion August 11, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador issued a pair of petitions for lawmakers during a Mass celebrated for the feast of the Divine Savior, observed in the country to commemorate the Transfiguration. Both petitions ventured into the realm of politics.
Mexican priest shot, gravely injured in the Diocese of Tabasco July 2, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A Mexican priest remains in serious condition after being shot four times while traveling to minister to a sick person — an attack reinforcing Mexico’s reputation as one of the world’s most dangerous for clergy, despite its large Catholic population.
Mexican bishops express solidarity with migrants amid protests in U.S. cities June 12, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed solidarity with migrants “suffering persecution and violence” in the United States amid protests roiling Los Angeles.
20 days into new papacy, clues to Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style may lie in Chiclayo May 28, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Twenty days into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style remains largely unknown — but his years leading the Diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, may offer clues. There, he prioritized lay leadership, promoted synodality and worked across ecclesial factions.
