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A Convent for Missionary Sisters in Bolivia
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The apostolic prelature of Corocoro lies high in the Andes, in one of the poorest parts of Bolivia, where 80 percent of the population live ...
Help an Apostolate in Paraguay
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Sister Blanca and Sister Emilia need your help. They belong to the religious family of the Salesians of Don Bosco and are devoted to the ...
Peru: Challenges in the ‘land of saints’
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The laypeople keep the Church alive. They are true heroes, the guardians of the faith in their communities, because there are hardly any priests or ...
Spiritan Fathers in Mexico Say Thank You for Mass Stipends
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The Church has a long tradition of giving Mass stipends to priests. Catholics will ask a priest to celebrate Holy Mass for a particular intention ...
Brazil: In tears, a bishop thanks ACN
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"I had bishops in tears, telling me that they can carry out their pastoral ministry, thanks to the support of the generous men and women ...
Support Religious and Lay Missionaries in a Struggling Diocese in Argentina
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Añatuya is one of the poorest diocese in Argentina. Most of its population of barely 200,000 live widely scattered across an area (26,500 square miles) ...
Colombia: Being the compassionate face of God
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"Whenever I see a hungry child I remember, there is Christ. It is my duty, as a Christian, to make sure the cihld is fed. ...
Help the Only Seminary in Uruguay
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In Uruguay, the Catholic Church holds a far less influential position in society than in most other countries of Latin America. Only some 30% of ...
Venezuela: Despite difficulties, the Church is alive and joyful
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"A public health or education worker, for instance, makes around $6 or $12 per month, but the average cost of living for a family of ...
An adventure of faith in the Amazon
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“Accidents are part of life. Once we saw what seemed to be a tree that had been swept into the river by a storm. When ...