America El Salvador Fr. Estefan Turcios, the head of El Salvador's pontifical mission societies who pastored working-class parishioners in Soyapango for 34 years, has perished with Covid-19 and the local population gathered to tribute him in a memorial Mass
America El Salvador The Trump administration is negotiating a "Safe Third Country" agreement with El Salvador, potentially allowing the US to deport non-Salvadoran migrants there to seek asylum
America El Salvador The Mesoamerican Ecclesial Ecological Network launched a campaign in El Salvador opposing mining activities, citing threats to life and the environment, while urging respect for affected communities and demanding the repeal of a newly approved mining law
America El Salvador El Salvador achieved a historic low in homicides in 2024, with just 114 reported killings, credited to President Nayib Bukele's controversial security measures, including expanded police powers and a state of emergency
America El Salvador Congress has approved a law that would end the country's seven-year-old ban on mining for metals: president Nayib Bukele pushed to lift the ban, imposed in 2017 due to environmental concerns, claiming the country has vast gold deposits