The Voice of the suffering in Latin America

“With the community of the Sisters of Saint Anne and the Haitian Conference of Religious, the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince gives thanks to the Lord for the release of the six Sisters and the other people kidnapped with them on January 19. This traumatic event once again tested our faith, but it remains unshakeable."

“I have never left this place. I know nothing of the world, but I believe in God. He gives me eternal life. I called the friars here to baptize my children. I don’t want anybody to die without getting to know God. Now, the names of all my children are written in Heaven.”

The 19 clerics were imprisoned in Nicaragua for speaking out against injustices and human rights violations, or merely for trying to operate freely. Bur concern remains over the fact that they have been forced to leave the country.

“The idea that politics corrupts has led to a situation where even countries with a great number of Catholics are bereft of politicians who can reflect Christian values.”

“The main challenge is to support the men and women’s religious communities so they can do their work of evangelization and providing better care for the faithful.”

“Our work is sustained by the pain of victims. We want to let them know that they are not alone, that there is sufficient energy, generosity, and intelligence in Mexico to transform our reality and overcome this dark period which has done such damage to us all,” says Bishop Ramón Castro of Cuernavaca, the secretary general of the Mexican bishops’ conference and a participant in the recently held National Dialogue for Peace.  The initiative is a response to the violence ...