El Salvador Archives

Nicaragua and El Salvador bishops push back against government-backed critics

Jun 23, 2020

Bishops in El Salvador have defended the country’s cardinal after he was attacked in social media over his comments about the government. Meanwhile, the president of Chile attended the funeral of his late uncle, a bishop who was under investigation for sexually abusing a minor and a bishop in Nicaragua warned about the persecution of the Church.

By Inés San Martín

Salvadoran cardinal urges government to dialogue as COVID-19 worsens

Jun 18, 2020

Salvadoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez called for transparency and dialogue and for political parties to find common ground as disagreements between government branches led to the expiration of COVID-19 restrictions even as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country are rising.

By Rhina Guidos

Spain begins trial for killings of 5 Jesuits in El Salvador

Jun 9, 2020

Spain’s National Court on Monday kicked off the trial of two former Salvadoran military men for their alleged involvement in the massacre of five Spanish priests in El Salvador more than three decades ago.

By Aritz Parra

Jesuit rector to Salvadoran president: Show some accountability

Jun 9, 2020

A Jesuit university rector has called on the young and popular president of El Salvador to stop picking fights with other branches of government and to start showing some accountability during the COVID-19 crisis.

By David Agren

Unable to catch a break, Central America battles a pandemic and a storm

Jun 4, 2020

As if battling a pandemic weren’t enough, three of the poorest countries in Central America now are having to simultaneously face the aftermath of strong tropical storms.

By Rhina Guidos

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