The Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference and the Archdiocese of San José revealed that an agreement was reached to compensate the victims of sexual abuse by ex-priest Mauricio Víquez Lizano. “To conclude ...

A lower court in Costa Rica ruled that the Catholic Church in the Central American country must pay about $100,000 to a victim of sexual abuse committed by a former priest. The judgment will be ...

In August 2022, a court ruled against the Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference, San José Archbishop José Rafael Quirós, and the Temporal Assets of the Archdiocese of San José for covering up Lizano’s ...

A portrait of the late Pope Francis is seen during a mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Jose. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP) The Catholic Church of Costa Rica issued a heartfelt message ...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Church organizations in Costa Rica are saying the state is not acting to help migrants after the tragic deaths of an Ecuadorian immigrant and her six-year-old daughter. The 33-year ...

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The Catholic Church in Costa Rica on Friday asked for forgiveness following recent accusations that three of its priests sexually abused minors, amid a clerical abuse scandal that ...

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — Renowned psalmist and Pastor Danilo Montero, leader of the Hispanic community of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, returned to his homeland to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ...

Twenty-three members of Hope Church on Wolfpit Road went on a mission trip to Costa Rica this summer to provide encouragement, support and help further the efforts of a local community in the Central ...