ALONG THE PURUS RIVER, Brazil When the rains finally receded, Father Moisés Oliveira pulled his motorboat out into the swollen Purus River and pointed it downstream. Chugging down muddy waters toward the next community on his schedule, the Catholic priest felt uncertain. He’d heard all about the problems in São Miguel. Like so many other … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched Tuesday in an annual procession in the Philippines’ capital, carrying a centuries-old black statue of Jesus. Many said they were praying for peace in the Middle East, where tens of thousands of Filipinos work, as fears rise of a spread of the Israel-Hamas … Read more
Donald Trump this week accused President Joe Biden of overseeing a Soviet-style persecution of Catholics and claimed FBI undercover spies are about to infiltrate the churches. (Watch the video below.) Biden has described himself as a “practicing Catholic,” and is just the second Catholic president after JFK. But that didn’t stop the GOP front-runner from … Read more
Updated December 15, 2023 at 9:40 a.m. EST|Published December 15, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EST A woman prays while awaiting Leda Bergonzi’s blessing in Rosario, Argentina. (Sebastián López Brach for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ROSARIO, Argentina — They came by the thousands, praying for a miracle. There was the … Read more
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Catholic devotees in Bolivia ready for one of many nation’s greatest spiritual celebrations this weekend at a time when the church on this Andean nation has been rocked by an rising variety of intercourse abuse scandals. The trustworthy who had been gearing up for the Jesus of the Nice Energy competition … Read more