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  • Archbishop warns Church in Colombia will be bankrupt by August

    Archbishop warns Church in Colombia will be bankrupt by August

    • Jun 26, 2020

    A Colombian archbishop says he expects the country’s Catholic Church to go bankrupt by August due to the lack of income since the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

    By Inés San Martín
  • As Latin America becomes center of pandemic, churches confront hunger

    As Latin America becomes center of pandemic, churches confront hunger

    • Jun 2, 2020

    Latin America is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Brazil leading in cases and deaths, followed by Peru. The region has reported nearly 1 million cases and some 50,000 deaths, although officials say the real figures are probably higher.

    By Barbara Fraser
  • Vatican seeks more help for Venezuelan refugees during pandemic

    Vatican seeks more help for Venezuelan refugees during pandemic

    • May 28, 2020

    The Vatican’s leading diplomat has warned that Venezuelan migrants and refugees are facing a “humanitarian disaster” as lockdowns in host nations leave them without jobs and force some to return home in grueling conditions.

    By Manuel Rueda
  • A ‘Solidarity Menu’ for poor Colombians, migrant Venezuelans

    A ‘Solidarity Menu’ for poor Colombians, migrant Venezuelans

    • Apr 3, 2020

    One Colombia restaurant owner’s “Solidarity Menu” project works with a delivery start up, Rappi. People can order and pay for food online that his employees prepare for delivery to families in poor neighborhoods.

    By Luis Andres Henao
  • Colombian court says it cannot rule on abortion proposal

    Colombian court says it cannot rule on abortion proposal

    • Mar 3, 2020

    Following a flood of legal complaints from pro-life groups and groups favoring abortion, a judge in Colombia’s Constitutional Court proposed that abortion be permitted on request until the 16th week of pregnancy. On March 2, a majority of judges on the court said they could not vote on that proposal because the complaint that had begun the debate on abortion had been inadequately formulated.

    By Manuel Rueda
  • Hundreds of hungry Venezuelans visit Colombia food pantry daily

    Hundreds of hungry Venezuelans visit Colombia food pantry daily

    • Feb 18, 2020

    A massive food pantry helps thousands of Venezuelans who cross into Colombia each day for work, or just to get food, as their country goes through an unprecedented humanitarian crisis caused by a collapsing economy, violence and political repression.

    By Manuel Rueda
  • Amazon’s Catholics mull Church future after pope’s letter

    Amazon’s Catholics mull Church future after pope’s letter

    • Feb 14, 2020

    Catholic priests, deacons and bishops across the Amazon voiced surprise, resignation and reluctant acceptance of Pope Francis’s refusal to allow married men to be ordained priests, lamenting that their faithful will continue to be deprived of Mass and subject to competing evangelical churches that have made impressive inroads in the region.

    By Manuel Rueda, Diane Jeantet, Franklin Briceno and Gonzalo Solano
  • Colombian diocese, with some U.S. support, helps flood of Venezuelans

    Colombian diocese, with some U.S. support, helps flood of Venezuelans

    • Feb 5, 2020

    The Nina Maria day care center is one of many projects run by the Diocese of Cucuta to help Venezuelan migrants, who are leaving their country to escape poverty, violence and an increasingly authoritarian government.

    By Manuel Rueda
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