Special Series – Fugitive Fathers: How the Catholic Church’s alleged sex abusers hide and preach in Latin America
The Catholic Church has allowed priests accused of sexually abusing children in the United States and Europe to escape their pasts by moving to parishes in the poor, remote corners…
Costa Rica pushes back “carbon neutral” goal by nearly 80 years, from 2021 to 2100
Costa Rica is pushing back its goal to becoming "carbon neutral" by 79 years, according to a document that will be presented by the country by the end of the…
Rare supermoon eclipse will be visible in Costa Rica Sunday night, won’t be seen again until 2033
Sky gazers, get ready. A very rare celestial event will be visible in Costa Rica Sunday night, and it won't be seen again for the next 18 years.…
Police intercept busload of illegal Cuban migrants in La Cruz, 7km from Nicaragua border
Police officers intercepted a bus carrying 44 illegal Cuban migrants in La Cruz, Guanacaste, about 7km from the border with Nicaragua, on Thursday.…
Companies building controversial dam in Panama hit with $1.2 million in fines
Panama's government has imposed more than $1.2 million in fines on two companies tasked with building a controversial hydroelectric dam in the western province of Chiriqui, according to one of…
Could the Vatican face racketeering charges for harboring abusive clergy?
Thousands of priests been accused of destroying the innocence of society’s most vulnerable individuals: children. And in many cases, the church hierarchy has looked the other way, or even obstructed…
Pope Francis needs to do more to stop priest sex abuse, advocates say
Two-and-half years into Pope Francis’s papacy, these revelations raise questions over whether he has done enough to address the church’s plague of sex abuse. More than 6,000 priests face allegations,…
US priests accused of sex abuse get a second chance by relocating to Latin America
The Catholic Church has allowed priests accused of sexually abusing children in the United States and Europe to relocate to poor parishes in South America, a yearlong GlobalPost investigation has…
