Local Church•Pope Francis

The World’s Largest Mural Is Inaugurated. Where Is It and To Which Pope Is It Dedicated?

The work rises 50 meters from the ground, using a hyper-realistic technique that portrays the Pope with a white dove flapping its wings. Pope Francis is seen smiling and extending his arm as if inviting the dove to take flight.

Aug 04, 2025 18:06

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Good News

After Many Years, Disney Produces A Friendly Movie Revolving Around Life, Faith And Family

Business Times reports that The Fantastic Four: First Steps «captured the weekend box office in North America, earning US$118 million and edging out Superman, industry estimates showed on Sunday.»

Aug 01, 2025 01:50

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Religious Freedom

Apple TV Series Airs Scene Mocking the Eucharist: These Are the Reactions

Catholicvote denounces the scene as «deliberate blasphemy» and comments: «Is it compatible with the ‘culture of dignity, respect, and opportunity for all’ to promote content that ridicules and degrades the Catholic faith? Would you allow an equivalent mockery of the Islamic or Jewish faith?» Josh Mercer asks in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Jul 09, 2025 22:00

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Justice and Peace•Local Church

Mexico Is the Most Dangerous Country for Priests

In 2024 alone, 850 cases of extortion and death threats against priests were recorded, in addition to attacks against 26 churches across the country.

Jun 22, 2025 07:31

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Justice and Peace•Young People

Law That Inspires More Countries? Trump Signs Anti-Porn – Revenge

The law was promoted last year by the Danbury Institute, a Christian group that works on public policy, following Senator Ted Cruz’s introduction of the proposal. The Institute’s President, Scott Colter, applauded the new law as an example of collaboration among Christians.

Jun 12, 2025 17:35

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Pope Leo XIV

Peruvian Officials Claim Pope Leo XIV Updated His Peruvian Identity Card

Pope Leo XIV has reportedly updated his Peruvian national identity document (DNI) in the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) of the South American country.

Jun 09, 2025 18:22

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

This Is How Religious Persecution Has Increased in Nicaragua So Far in 2025, with the Government’s Insults to the Vatican

Since 2019, 11,763 processions have been banned or supressed by Daniel Ortega’s regime in Nicaragua. Since then, harassment and restrictions on religious freedom have prevented public religious demonstrations, such as processions or the open-air Via Crucis during Holy Week. In 2024, 4,800 processions were cancelled.

Mar 30, 2025 19:46

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church

Brazil: Inauguration of New 43-Meter Statue of Christ

The monument has been totally financed by the Encantado [Enchanted] community, through collections organized over two years by the Association of Friends of Jesus of Encantado, with no public funds, which shows the community character of the project.

Mar 26, 2025 08:26

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church

USA: Catholic Schools Outscore Public Schools in National Report

State school choice programs in 2023 show that 1 in 10 students enrolled in Catholic schools used school choice programs to attend a Catholic school in the 2023-2024 school year.

Mar 19, 2025 06:45

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church•Young People

Another Diocese Is Added to the Lowering of Age to Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

Archbishop Lori of Baltimore, Maryland, said that a «wide consultation» was conducted and that Catholic theology, developmental psychology and the experiences of other dioceses were analyzed to establish «the decisive factor» that facilitates the growth of young people in the faith, which was found in the participation of the family, since it is considered that the current crisis of catechesis in the American Church lies in the lack of family commitment.

Mar 16, 2025 07:18

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Gender Ideology•Marriage and Family

Survey Reveals Majority of Parents Reject Woke Teachings in Schools

Noteworthy is that 90% of parents request schools to concentrate on basic subjects, such as mathematics, reading, writing, science and social studies and not on woke ideology. Just over half of parents want the influence of the U.S. Department of Education reduced in the education of their children.

Feb 27, 2025 06:12

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Local Church

U.S. Ambassador in Mexico Acknowledges Work of the Catholic Church

The now former Ambassador said that the Bishops know the reality in Mexico’s communities and seek to collaborate in development and peace” “That’s why I met with Monsignor Ramón Castro Castro. I got to know in greater depth his perspective on the situation being lived by 12,000 priests in Mexico.”

Jan 29, 2025 09:39

Rafael Manuel Tovar