Guatemala News News Guatemala » Religion: RELIGION-GUATEMALA: Brief Social Truce to Receive Pope
News channel or source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2002/07/religion-guatemala-brief-social-truce-to-receive-pope/
Published on: Sunday 28 July 2002
SAN JOSE, Jul 29 2002 (IPS) - Social and political organisations in Guatemala will interrupt their confrontation with the government for one day to receive Pope John Paul II. The 82-year-old pope ...
News Guatemala » Religion: Artisans in Guatemala hand-stitch velvet cloaks for Holy Week processions
News channel or source: https://religionnews.com/2025/04/18/artisans-in-guatemala-hand-stitch-velvet-cloaks-for-holy-week-processions/
Published on: Friday 18 April 2025
SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin Mary and Christ figures carried by the faithful down cobblestone streets ...
News Guatemala » Religion: In Guatemala, public schools turn to Bible study to boost reading and resist gang culture
News channel or source: https://religionnews.com/2024/03/04/in-guatemala-public-schools-turn-to-bible-study-to-boost-reading-and-resist-gang-culture/
Published on: Monday 04 March 2024
MIXCO, Guatemala (RNS) — Some teachers were reluctant to bring a Bible program into classrooms but have come to accept it. MIXCO, Guatemala (RNS) — As you arrive at the public school in Terra Nueva, a ...