Nicaragua’s government has prohibited the ordination of new Catholic priests and deacons in several dioceses, a move church leaders say intensifies pressure on religious communities in the country.
NGO professionals can find themselves traveling from conference to conference, only to encounter the same people and organizations time after time, listen to the same first-year university level talks, and have the same conversations that sound good but effectively go nowhere. Questioning the conference industrial complex.
On Tuesday, at a public event at San Juan de Dios Hospital, President Gustavo Petro made statements that not only offend the faith of millions of Colombians, but also reveal a profound historical ignorance, a deliberate theological manipulation, and, above all, a dangerous trivialization of the central figure of Christianity: Jesus Christ.
With the Maduro regime in Venezuela suddenly collapsed, what should be our response as people of faith? Dennis Petri, an expert in Latin American religious freedom encourages us to respond to the latest developments with both principle and prudence even as we pray for the Venezuelan people and their journey toward a free and flourishing life.
Between the ideological fervor that floods social networks and the extreme stances regarding the events that took place in Venezuela, one question goes unanswered: what do the Venezuelans themselves feel? In this article we hear from some of them first-hand.
Cuba is at a social and economic crossroads, facing shortages of food and medicine, prolonged power outages, and deep uncertainty about the future, according to recent journalistic and social analysis reports. This situation affects both the daily lives of millions of Cubans and the ways in which religious communities attempt to respond.
The community of evangelical communicators and leaders is already marking its calendar following the recent official announcement from the Christian media organization Confederación Iberoamericana de Comunicadores y Medios Cristianos (COICOM).
Singapore is the most religiously diverse country in the world, while the United States ranks first in religious diversity among the world’s most populous nations, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center.
Lima, the Peruvian capital known as “the city of kings,” is preparing to host an evangelistic message about the “true King” in a social and spiritual context marked by challenges and a need for hope. The event, organized by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and led by its president, Franklin Graham, is called Esperanza Lima and will take place March 7-8.
At a vibrant presentation of the Latino Media Summit during the international Christian media convention of National Religious Broadcasters 2026, author and mentor Sonia González Boysen called on Christian communicators to connect with the source of their message.
The appointment of José María Balcázar as president of Peru has drawn reactions across political and social sectors, amid ongoing institutional instability and the frequent turnover of heads of state. His appointment comes amid a political crisis that, according to analysts and social leaders, reveals structural weaknesses in Peru’s democratic system.
For decades, the case for legal abortion rested on two central claims: that women’s rights depend on autonomy over their bodies, and that legal access would make abortion safer than the dangerous black-market alternatives it replaced. If those claims still matter, pro-choice advocates should be deeply concerned about how abortion pills are being distributed today and work with the pro-life movement to change it.
