Alfredo Estrella / AFP via Getty Images Thousands of Mexican, Brazilian Christians Defy COVID Orders, Attend Secret Masses Despite their countries' ban on religious services, many Christians in Mexico and Brazil have attended secret masses during the pandemic. By Mary Margaret Olohan June 17, 2020
Wagner Meier / Getty ImagesCommentary 125-Foot Christ Statue Now Lit Up with Jaw-Dropping Coronavirus Message Now is the time to take up the call to prayer and beg God for his mercy, guidance and wisdom during the coronavirus crisis. By Stephen Kokx March 22, 2020
Pedro Ladeira / AFP via Getty Images ‘Spiritual Healer’ Once Promoted by Oprah Sentenced After Raping at Least 4 Women A Brazilian man whose alleged gift as a spiritual healer once drew rave reviews from Oprah Winfrey has been ordered to prison after being convicted of rape. By Jack Davis December 21, 2019
Nelson Almeida / AFP via Getty Images Brazil’s President Blames Climate-Change Activist Leonardo DiCaprio for Amazon Fires 'DiCaprio is a cool guy, isn’t he? Giving money to set the Amazon on fire,' President Jair Bolsonaro said to supporters in Brasilia. By The Associated Press November 29, 2019
Marta Vazquez Rodriguez / Europa Press via AP Submarine Abandoned off Spanish Coast Held $500 Million in Cocaine Authorities say the submarine could carry up to 5 metric tons. By The Associated Press November 27, 2019
Artur Lira / Facebook screen shot When Cat Interrupts News Segment, Reporter Can't Stop Laughing in Video People began reaching out to Lira, telling him that it was a done deal and the cat had chosen him. He was now the owner, like it or not. By Amanda Thomason November 8, 2019
luoman / Getty Images Police: Teen Kills Pregnant Sister, Cuts Out Baby To Give to Woman Faking Pregnancy A 13-year-old Brazilian girl reportedly confessed to killing her pregnant sister and cutting out the woman's unborn child from her womb. By Bradley Evans November 2, 2019
Alexander Penyushkin / ShutterstockCommentary Scientists' Gene-Edited Mosquito Plan Backfires, Only Made Pests Stronger The gene-edited mosquitoes were released in Brazil under the pretense they would shrink the mosquito population. Then things took a turn. By C. Douglas Golden September 18, 2019
None Mangueira via AP Amazon Fires to Olive Garden Lies: This Week in Fake News None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts. By The Associated Press August 30, 2019
PABLO COZZAGLIO / AFP / Getty Images Satellite Pics, Brazil Data, NASA Data All Show 'Amazon Burning Down' Is 100% Fake News Most of the fires aren't burning down the untouched rainforest, but are actually smoldering on farmland that has already been cleared of trees. By Benjamin Arie August 27, 2019