CELAM report portrays long-lasting crisis in Latin America after COVID-19 hit the region September 4, 2023By Manuel Rueda OSV News Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Despite Latin America’s economy having grown in the past two years, following a sharp contraction in 2020, the region has yet to overcome the scarring impact that COVID-19 left on its social fabric, according to a report released by CELAM, the Latin American bishops’ council.
A month after U.S. lifts Title 42, church-run shelters in Mexico are pushed to the limit June 16, 2023By Manuel Rueda OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The changes have reduced the number of illegal border crossings by around 50 percent, according to the Department of Homeland Security. But they’re also putting pressure on shelters in Mexico, where thousands of migrants like Lucena are stranded, as they try to schedule appointments on the government’s app.