As in North America, Europe, and parts of the Asia-Pacific region, disaffiliation drove much of the religious change that has occurred across Latin America and the Caribbean since 2010. In many Latin ...

“Haiti: Culture, Religion and Revolution” runs through June 28, 2025, at the Latin American Cultural Center, 4338 Bigelow Blvd. For more information, visit haitifriends.org or lacc.lasaweb.org .

Religious diversification is linked to the growing influence of evangelical Christians—a presence dating back to the 1950s—as well as the dynamics of globalization. Throughout Latin America, there is ...

Even worse, the church lacks the ecclesiastical manpower to serve the sheep still within the fold. The ratio of priests to laymen in Latin America is 1 to 5,600 (in the U.S. it is 1 to 785).

That cultural and geographic distance from Rome diminishes the impact of any one pope, ... A 2014 Pew Research survey on Latin American religion found overwhelming popularity for the pope among ...

As archbishop of Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who would take the name Francis when he became pope in 2013, came up within the Latin American bishops’ conference, known as CELAM.

The New Pope Has Deep Ties to Peru. While many are emphasizing Leo XIV’s American roots, his long and personal history in Latin America is just as central to his identity.

The fifth edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival (SALC 2025) will take place from 2 to 6 June 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The festival, held as part of Latin American and ...