David Agren

Nicaragua's bishops have suspended their participation as mediators and witnesses in a national dialogue, citing a "lack of consensus among the parties" on resolving the political crisis engulfing the Central American country.

The Nicaraguan bishops' conference has denounced death threats against an outspoken bishop who has opposed corruption and supported students in the protests consuming the country.

A Nicaraguan bishop urged the country's embattled president to "reconsider" his repression tactics as the country convulses with protests against corruption and authoritarian rule. 

The Mexican bishops' conference pledged to pursue a pastoral vision in which the church is close to the needs of the people, prioritizes the poor and speaks prophetically.

The bishops' conference of Nicaragua has accepted an invitation to mediate talks aimed at calming the Central American country, which has been roiled by protests.

A Mexican diocese has apologized and asked for forgiveness for failing to stop a priest from sexually abusing Catholic school children. At the time, the priest had been banned from his priestly duties in a neighboring archdiocese.

A caravan of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico was stopped after its push to the U.S. border set off a barrage of criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.

A political video filmed in a church scandalized some Catholics but also conveyed a sense that some upper class Mexicans recognize the unsustainability of a country where many live in poverty.

Two priests were gunned down as they returned from Candlemas celebrations in a corner of Mexico rife with drug cartel violence and increasingly lethal for prelates.

The Society of Jesus has denounced threats made against an outspoken Honduran Jesuit who has highlighted accusations of widespread irregularities in the country's recent presidential election.

A new law deepening Mexico's dependence on soldiers for public security purposes has provoked alarm from some clergy and Catholic human rights organizations, who warn that it could provide a pretense for cracking down on peaceful protests.

A land dispute has driven some 5,000 indigenous Tzotzil from their communities and into the mountains to survive in cold and squalid conditions. At least nine people have died.

Pope Francis picked a longtime ally to lead the world's largest archdiocese, where many professing the Catholic faith have fallen away from the church.

Catholic leaders are calling for calm in Honduras as an unexpectedly close election careens toward a contentious outcome.

The Legionaries of Christ say a series of offshore accounts opened by its disgraced founder — and exposed by investigative journalists — have been closed.

Caritas Mexico announced it had raised more than 17.3 million pesos (US$900,000) to assist with relief and rebuilding after two earthquakes struck the country in September. 

Donations from Caritas chapters across Mexico started streaming into affected areas after an earthquake rocked central Mexico Sept. 19, claiming more than 300 lives and leaving thousands homeless. 

Mexican church leaders offered prayers and urged generosity after an earthquake struck the national capital and its environs, claiming more than 240 lives.

Colombia is attempting to reconcile a difficult past of guerrilla movements, paramilitaries and state actors inflicting disappearances, death and the dispossession of lands.

Guatemala's bishops criticized the country's president for expelling an international anti-corruption commissioner and called for public protests to remain peaceful.