The Voice of the suffering in Latin America
Here you’ll find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. These stories highlight both the challenges they endure and the faith that sustains them. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
Arson and vandalism: targeting churches in Santiago, Chile
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"The irrationality and hatred that we are witnessing is an attack on a fundamental human right to religious liberty. Such violence should have no place in a society that claims to be democratic.”
Two churches set on fire in Santiago de Chile
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"Nothing justifies the use of violence, nor the attacks on sacred spaces, nor will the use of violence against the faith and beliefs of others contribute to the defense of social, racial, or economic justice."
‘Barring a miracle, we’re going to have to abandon Cuba’
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"Barring a miracle, we are going to have to abandon Cuba. It would be a great tragedy, because I believe that our charism of redemption, and our presence here, are vital to the people of the area."
In Nicaragua, arson targets a cathedral
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"These attacks against the faith of the Catholic people need to be carefully analyzed, in order to expose the ideological and physical perpetrators of this macabre and sacrilegious act."
Bishop: ‘the plagues of Egypt are nothing compared to what Venezuela is going through’
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"I met a seminarian who was crying. His parents had been laid off. They have nothing to live on and they can't send their son anything. We are living on God’s providence.”
In hard-hit Brazil, help for priests aiding the most vulnerable caught up in the coronavirus pandemic
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“Recently we have made great efforts to raise funds, but it is now getting very difficult, since the people themselves have next to nothing,”
