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  Latin America Religious Freedom

  Christians in Mexico face expulsion after losing property, church building

  By Edward Ross

  After destroying lands and burning the church building of Protestant Christians in a village in Mexico’s Oaxaca state earlier this month, local tribal leaders notified the government that they will expel them, according to the state secretary of government.

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  Latin America Society & Culture

  Christian leaders raise voices as more than half of Guatemala's population lives in poverty

  By Javier Bolaños

  Christian leaders have raised their voices, calling on both authorities and civil society to take action after a recently published report revealed that more than half of Guatemala's population lives in poverty. According to recent data from the National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI) 2023 published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), 56% of Guatemalans cannot cover the minimum cost to pay for food, reflecting deep economic stagnation and the perpetuation of historical inequalit

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  Latin America Church & Missions

  [Book review] Christian Worldview & Transformation: Spirituality, Reason & Social Order

  By Gordon Showell-Rogers

  Part of Regnum’s ‘Global Voices: Latin America’ series, it’s a tightly argued series of essays that examine the interplay between the long-accepted concept of ‘worldview’ and transformation. Its theological perspectives point out that ‘Jesus always lived on the edge of the empire,’ ‘The gospel concerns nothing less than all things (Col. 1/16-20) and the church’s mission concerns nothing less than all things.’

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  Latin America Society & Culture

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

  By CDI Staff

  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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  Latin America Church & Missions

  First Bible translation for indigenous ethnic people groups completed in Colombia

  By CDI Staff

  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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  Latin America Religious Freedom

  Nicaragua detains more priests, shuts down more ministries

  By Edward Ross

  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.