SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The construction worker stood on his tiptoes and tried to arrange a crown of thorns on a statue of Jesus while architect Jorge Rigau fired a flurry of directions from ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – After 36 years teaching English at a Roman Catholic school near Puerto Rico's capital, Norma Cardoza planned to retire with a modest pension she trusted she would get from the ...

When Pastor Wilfredo De Jesús asked his congregation on a recent Sunday if they had any family members in Puerto Rico, nearly 90% of the hands went up. So it’s no surprise that the Chicago pastor is ...

A destroyed home is seen Oct. 24 in a remote area outside Las Marias, Puerto Rico, more than one month after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. (Credit: Bob Roller/CNS.) Listen LAS MARIAS, Puerto ...

Attendance drops as 400,000 island residents move to the mainland. The evangelical church in Puerto Rico won’t be the same after Hurricane Maria. Even congregations that have resumed their regular ...

(RNS) — Just as Catholics made progress on repairing a few dozen of the 1,000 Catholic buildings damaged by Maria, Hurricane Fiona swept in. (RNS) — Last month, Catholic Extension, an aid organization ...

Down the street from La Fortaleza – the mansion of Puerto Rico’s embattled governor – is the oldest cathedral on the island, San Juan Bautista Cathedral. It’s where many locals come to pray and find ...