Diario Cristiano, the Spanish-language edition of Christian Daily International, has become an associate member of the Latin Evangelical Alliance, a regional body that unites national evangelical alliances in 22 countries representing more than 465,200 local churches, CDI announced.
The alliance, known by its Spanish name Alianza Evangélica Latina, or AEL, formally welcomed the outlet at its General Assembly, held Oct. 12-16 in San José, Costa Rica. Diario Cristiano presented its work to the presidents of the national alliances and was given full access to report from the gathering and conduct interviews.
Membership gives the newsroom direct contact with alliance leaders and church networks in every member country, according to CDI. The outlet's staff will also work with two of the alliance's commissions and offer training for church communicators.
AEL President Juan Cruz Cellamare and the alliance's executive board backed the application. CDI said alliance leaders pointed to the need for a professional, independent Christian news source, grounded in Scripture, to cover the work of churches in the region.
Javier Bolaños, CDI's Latin America editor, described the membership as "both an honor and a profound responsibility" for his team.
"The church in Ibero-America is vibrant, resilient and actively transforming society, yet many of its most inspiring stories and critical challenges never reach the broader public," he said.
Working alongside local leaders, Bolaños said, would allow Diario Cristiano to offer "rigorous, biblical journalism" and carry the voice of Spanish-speaking churches to a global audience.
According to the announcement, Diario Cristiano applied in order to link its newsroom, which is supported by the wider CDI organization, with the main institutional body representing evangelicals in Ibero-America.
Under the arrangement, the outlet will cooperate with AEL's communications commission and its religious freedom commission. Its staff will lead workshops on ethical journalism, digital communication and the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
AEL is one of the regional member bodies of the World Evangelical Alliance. Its own members are national evangelical alliances in the Americas and Europe, among them Hispanic evangelical alliances in the United States and Spain. Other AEL commissions address family, children and social transformation.
Gordon Showell-Rogers, CDI's international director, linked the decision to the publication's emphasis on Christian unity.
"Given CDI's commitment to Christian unity, we are always happy to identify with platforms whose express aim is to promote and encourage that unity," he said.
Showell-Rogers called the membership "one visible way" of affirming that commitment among evangelical believers, churches and agencies worldwide.
"We welcome this development and pray that it might contribute helpfully to the extension of the Kingdom of God and the growth of the Church across Latin America," he said.
Christian Daily International publishes news and commentary from every region, with a focus on religious freedom and other issues facing the global church. It currently operates English, Spanish and French editions.
Editor's note: This article was produced by Christian Daily International and concerns the publication's own Spanish edition.
