Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas — On Mexico’s southern border, more than 10,000 people and members of the Jesús es el Camino church took part in the “Thanksgiving March to God for 32 Years of Peace in Chiapas,” held under the theme “One and a Thousand Reasons to Thank God for Peace.”
Atitude Baptist Church plans to ring in the New Year with a large-scale evangelical celebration at Rio de Janeiro’s famed Maracanã stadium, marking one of the most ambitious Christian events yet to be staged in Brazil’s most iconic sports venue.
Representatives of the Honduran evangelical Church have pledged to remain in “vigilance and prayer” for democracy as the country prepares for general elections on Nov. 30. Evangelical congregations coordinated under the Association of Pastors of Tegucigalpa have mobilized across all 18 departments of the country, according to Hondudiario.
In a historic milestone for Argentina’s faith community, six evangelical Christian legislators are set to take seats in the National Congress following Sunday’s elections — the first time a group representing these values has achieved such significant representation at the national level.
The Evangelical Council of Venezuela (CEV) has filed a petition before the country’s Supreme Court of Justice seeking legal clarity on how a law regulating non-profit organizations applies to churches and other religious entities.
In a spirit of commitment and hope, representatives from medical, social, and religious organizations have unveiled the Dominican Republic’s first National Palliative Care Plan — a landmark initiative aimed at ensuring dignified, compassionate, and accessible care for people facing advanced or terminal illnesses.
Uruguay’s Senate has given final approval to a law legalizing euthanasia, five years after the debate first began. The upper chamber passed the measure with 20 votes in favor and 11 against, confirming the earlier decision of the Chamber of Deputies, which approved it in August with 64 votes in favor and 29 against. With this vote, the law is now fully sanctioned and only awaits regulation by the Executive Branch before it can take effect.
A Mexican lawmaker from the ruling party said that organized crime, not elected officials, controls much of the country, warning that Mexico is “far from being a holy nation.” Speaking at a Christian conference on the topic of “Kings and Priests, or Kings or Priests, or Neither Kings nor Priests,” Hugo Eric Flores Cervantes — an evangelical politician and deputy with the ruling MORENA party — told a large audience that “70% of Mexico is governed by drug cartels.”
More than 200 people from across Venezuela gathered Sept. 17–21 for the 35th National Meeting of the Evangelical Prison Ministry, an annual event focused on worship, fellowship and coordination of prison outreach efforts.
Evangelical Christians in Portuguesa state marked Bible Day with a public gathering of about 650 people in front of the First Baptist Church of Turén, commemorating the Sept. 26, 1569 completion of the first full Spanish translation of the Scriptures.
For the third consecutive year, Guatemala’s capital hosted the “March for Jesus,” a large gathering that brought together hundreds of people from multiple churches and denominations in a public demonstration of faith and unity.
The government of Gustavo Petro has introduced a sweeping tax reform bill in Congress that would require churches in Colombia to pay income tax on their commercial activities. Worship-related work such as congregational meetings, Masses, services, or prayers would remain exempt.
