Delegation of top prelates, lay activists gives Brazil church strong presence at COP30 November 10, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Environment, News, World News The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP30, takes place in Belém, Brazil, Nov. 10-21 and will gather a significant number of church officials and activists — a sign that the climate crisis has become a central concern for Catholics.
Amid political disputes, Venezuelans prepare for canonization of their first saints October 17, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: News, Saints, World News As Venezuelans await the upcoming canonization of the South American country’s first saints — Blessed José Gregório Hernández and Blessed María Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez — both the church and the government prepare for the unprecedented event, promoting restoration works and planning the logistics of the several activities that will happen in Caracas and elsewhere.
Bishops meet in Colombia to discuss future of church’s Pan-Amazon region August 21, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Synodality, World News More than 90 bishops from different parts of the Pan-Amazon region gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, Aug. 17-20 to take a fundamental step in the implementation of some of the Amazon synod’s proposals.
Volkswagen’s Brazil ranch probed for human trafficking; Catholic priest exposed it July 31, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A decades-long fight for justice in Brazil may be nearing a historic verdict. A judge is expected to rule soon on whether German automaker Volkswagen is guilty of using slave labor at a cattle ranch it owned in the Amazon rainforest during the 1970s. A Catholic priest first denounced the alleged crimes against workers and tirelessly fought for justice.
Video of Brazilian nuns beatboxing goes viral, boosts interest in their ministry June 5, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vocations, World News A video of Brazilian nuns beatboxing and dancing hip-hop, a scene taken from a local TV show and defined by celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg as “a real life ‘Sister Act,'” went viral on May 28, with millions of views all over the world.
Mexico’s bishops urge unity as church struggles to assist those deported under Trump policies February 27, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News U.S. President Donald Trump’s new policies concerning unauthorized immigrants and mass deportation operations have caught some Latin American countries off guard, prompting them to improvise ways to deal with the unexpected arrival of high numbers of those being deported.
Church expresses solidarity with victims’ families, demands answers after Guatemala bus crash February 17, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A week after a horrendous bus crash killed at least 54 in Guatemala City Feb. 10, including children, a shocked nation and the church are demanding answers from the government on regulating the treacherous bus travel business in the country.
Catholic groups struggle to bring hope to Haiti’s children amid violence at level of ‘living hell’ February 16, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Missions, News, World News As the growing violence in Haiti directly impacts more and more children and teenagers, Catholic missionaries struggle to offer safe havens to regain hope and dreams of a better future.
Amid violent clashes, Colombian church crucial in assisting devastated Catatumbo communities January 31, 2025By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: News, World News The armed confrontation between two guerrilla organizations in Catatumbo, a region in the northern part of Colombia, has caused at least 80 deaths and the displacement of 48,000 residents since Jan. 16.
Amid unprecedented chaos in Haiti, missionaries bring Christmas hope December 20, 2024By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Missions, News, World News In Haiti, where insecurity has devastated daily life since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, many religious groups are striving to celebrate Christmas amid growing chaos.
After being missing 4 days, priest is found dead in Ecuador November 6, 2024By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Four days after 53-year-old Father Enrique Fabián Arcos went missing in Ecuador, the authorities found his body Nov. 3 in a dump about 18 miles north of Ambato, where he lived.
Expulsion of members of scandal-plagued Catholic group by the Vatican shocks Peru October 2, 2024By Eduardo Campos Lima OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized The Vatican’s decision to expel 10 important members from the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a scandal-plagued society of apostolic life founded in Peru in 1971, was received with surprise — and at times shock — by many in Peru.
