MEXICO – Pope Francis has given money to the earthquake relief effort in Mexico to help survivors and victims’ families in the worst hit areas of the country. Mexico earthquake death toll rises to 90 […]
MEXICO CITY – More than 300 people died and 1,900 were injured when a strong earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday. The capital’s airport suspended operations after the 7.1 magnitude quake, and buildings across the […]
MEXCIO CITY – At least 90 people have died in Thursday’s 8.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico, officials have confirmed. A government spokesman said 71 people had been killed in the south-west state of Oaxaca alone. […]
Isabel Cocker/The Santiago Times Staff CARACAS – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has requested Pope Francis to intercede diplomatically on his behalf in order to prevent Donald Trump from sending U.S. troops into the South American […]
SANTIAGO – The Vatican has released the official logo and motto for Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Chile, which takes place on 15-18 January 2018. The Pope will visit Chile ahead of his trip to […]
BARCELONA, Spain – A van mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona’s most famous avenue on Thursday, killing at least thirteen people in an attack that was claimed by Islamic State. The head of the […]
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will visit Chile and Peru in 2018, the Vatican announced Monday. The visit will take place on January 15-21, and take him to six different cities. The Argentine-born pontiff will […]
LA PAZ – Bolivian President Evo Morales has asked Pope Francis to intervene in a case of nine Bolivians imprisoned in neighboring Chile. Morales, who hosted Pope Francis on a two-day visit to Bolivia in […]
Pope Francis spent nearly three hours with the bishops of Chile discussing several key issues they are facing, including fighting pedophilia and evangelizing the marginalized and the suffering. Meeting with 30 prelates from the Latin […]
Vatican City — Pope Francis may visit Chile and Peru in 2018, Chilean Church authorities revealed following a meeting with His Holiness. “He [Pope Francis] himself has started to assess a new possibility, which would […]
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