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  • 16 Mar 2013
    Latin American church leaders react to the new pope

    The election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as Pope Francis has evoked diverse reactions from ecumenical leaders in the Latin America region

  • 14 Dec 2012
    US blockade on Cuba halts major Latin American church gathering

    The United States economic blockade against Cuba has forced the postponement of the 6th General Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches

  • 7 Jul 2011
    Struggles against discrimination can benefit us all

    Dr Jorge Ramirez Reyna, president of Asociación Negra de Defensa y Promoción de Derechos Humanos (Black Association for Human Rights Defence and Promotion, ASONEDH) in Peru, reflects on the issue of racism in his country and the role of the conference on the Violence of Racism in Latin America, backed by the churches regionally and internationally, which took place in June 2011 in Managua, Nicaragua.

  • 26 Mar 2009
    Brazilian Lutheran is new head of Latin American Council of Churches

    The Rev Nilton Giese, a Lutheran pastor from Brazil, has been named as the new general secretary of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI), the leading inter-church body in the region.

  • 24 Feb 2007
    Proclamation and social justice belong together, Latin American Christians told

    Many Christians recognise that the development of the Gospel has implied taking responsibility for other human beings and human rights, says the general secretary of the Latin American Council of Churches.

  • 22 Feb 2007
    US churches urged by Latin America to be aware of world impact

    Participants at the assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches, which takes place once every six years, have asked US church representatives if they are aware of what their country is doing in the world and how it impacts on their region - writes Peter Kenny for Ecumenical News International (ENI).

  • 21 Feb 2007
    Latin American Protestants build bridges with Pentecostals

    The main Protestant grouping of churches in Latin America, which for years was seen as a religious embodiment of left-wing politics, began its six-yearly gathering in a Pentecostal church in Buenos Aires with a lively worship service - writes Peter Kenny for Ecumenical News International (ENI).