Latin America

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  Evangelical voices at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Brazil: 'faith communities as promoters of social cohesion'

  By CDI Staff Latin America 3 months ago

  From August 19 to 23, the G20 Interfaith Forum is taking place in Brasilia, featuring key contributions from Evangelical leaders. Pastor Juan Cruz Cellammare, President of the Latin Evangelical Alliance, and Pastor Harold Segura, Director of the Faith and Development Department for World Vision Latin America and the Caribbean, were among those prominently involved. Their contributions have centered on vital issues such as religious freedom, poverty, social inequality, and the Church's role in fo

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  First Bible translation for indigenous ethnic people groups completed in Colombia

  By CDI Staff Latin America

  3 months ago

  The Colombian Bible Society has unveiled the first complete translation of the Bible into an indigenous language: Wayuunaiki, which will serve two indigenous ethnic groups in Colombia. The Wayú ethnic community constitutes 20% of the indigenous population. The Nasa people, another native group, represent approximately 12.8%, according to data from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) in 2019. 

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  Nicaragua detains more priests, shuts down more ministries

  By Edward Ross Latin America

  3 months ago

  Authorities in Nicaragua detained two priests over the weekend of Aug. 10-11 after arresting 11 others a few weeks before, and on Monday (Aug. 12) the government closed a chapter of the Caritas charity, Catholic and evangelical sources reported.

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  Global survey reveals religion, prayer most important in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, least important in Western countries

  By Chris Eyte Africa Asia Europe Latin America US & Canada

  3 months ago

  Europeans are least likely to say that religion is very important in their lives, compared to other parts of the world, and only 42 percent of Americans claim that religion is personally crucial to them. Other parts of the world responded more affirmingly on the importance of religion, specifically within sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. The picture was less clear in South and Southeast Asia, compared to the polarized views in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.