Pope Leo XIV likely to visit Argentina and Uruguay in 1 trip with Peru May 26, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Uruguay’s bishops have confirmed “there is a high probability” Pope Leo XIV will visit the country in late 2026 and “progress is being made with hope toward its realization.”
Buenos Aires archbishop laments lack of unity at Mass for Pope Francis April 24, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva of Buenos Aires rebuked the country’s political class for ignoring Pope Francis’ magisterium on unity by bickering among themselves at a Mass celebrated on the anniversary of the late pope’s passing.
Pope Francis remembered in Buenos Aires as ‘guiding light’ for Argentine Church April 20, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News María Rico ambled along a busy Buenos Aires boulevard as part of a caravan through Barrio Flores — the childhood neighbourhood of the late Pope Francis — to commemorate the first anniversary of the Argentine pontiff’s death.
Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime halts ordinations in 4 dioceses March 18, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News Ordinations of priests and deacons have been halted in four Nicaraguan dioceses, aggravating a shortage of priests as the Sandinista regime continues its suffocation of the Catholic Church.
Mexican Catholics protect churches amid women’s day protest vandalism March 10, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, World News The Mexican bishops’ conference expressed dismay with a spate of vandalism against churches in the country — including a parish church dating to the 17th century — during marches for International Women’s Day, saying, “Mexico needs justice and peace, not more violence.”
Young man doing community service shot dead while painting chapel in Puebla, Mexico February 19, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News A young man painting a chapel in Puebla was killed when gunmen shot at a work crew involved in community service in what was the second recent act of violence targeting churches in one of Mexico’s largest and most traditionally Catholic cities.
Mexico’s bishops call for peace efforts after soccer field massacre claims 11 lives January 28, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News Mexico’s bishops called on the country to “work together toward peace” after a massacre on a soccer field in west-central Guanajuato state claimed 11 lives and injured a dozen more.
Mexican Catholics push ahead with peace efforts as violence plagues country January 18, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Mexico’s Catholic leaders have urged the country’s political leaders to listen to victims of violence, seek input from all sectors of society and work together toward pacifying the country as the nation confronts rampant insecurity.
Chile’s bishops’ congratulate new Catholic president, ‘worry’ over anti-migrant attitudes December 16, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Chile’s bishops’ congratulated José Antonio Kast for claiming the South American country’s election, but called for the president-elect to “promote an environment of dialogue, encounter, and respect, essential for rebuilding social trust” amid deep divisions and rising concerns over crime and migration.
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.
