Robert White: A US ambassador who fought against CIA policy in...
US Ambassador to Paraguay and El Salvador, Robert White, who has died aged 88, was sacked by the Reagan administration.
Catholic Church: Moving mountains
Pope Francis faces a challenge to the Church's commitment to the rural poor and the environment, especially in Argentina. Will it challenge the power of the big mining corporations?
Catholic Church: Pope Francis goes back to the future
Signs that the new Pope has revived the spirit of Vatican II and rehabilitated parts of Liberation Theology -- so important in Latin America.
El Salvador: Archbishop’s changing story about Tutela Legal closure
Archbishop Escobar Salas keeps changing his story about the closure of key human rights organisation Tutela Legal.
El Salvador: closure of human rights office threatens vital archives
Tutela Legal, the leading human rights organisation in El Salvador has been abruptly closed down by Archbishop Escobar Alas.