Chile: hundreds missing as wildfires rage

08 Feb 2024
Wildfires have been ravaging Chile's Valparaíso region, leaving hundreds missing and over 120 dead. President Gabriel Boric has described them as the worst disaster since the 2010 earthquake. The fires erupted during a…

Chile: ‘quick trigger’ law

27 Apr 2023
Protesters and relatives of police officers who were killed in the line of duty took part in a march called by their relatives amid an increase in violent crime, in front of the…

Chile: domestic abuse

05 Aug 2022
Attacking families is one of the best ways for Satan to ruin a nation - and in Chile, marriages are under serious spiritual attack. Domestic abuse is a social plague. Around 35% of…

Latin America: Prayer Requests

18 Jun 2021
Latin America continues to be a continent enduring profound suffering.  Alongside some background articles about current affairs in parts of the continent, IPC’s Latin America Director – Yanira Gonzalez – has drawn together…

Spain: UN convention on climate change

28 Nov 2019
After Chile decided against hosting the 2019 UN climate change conference (COP25) following weeks of protests, the UN has confirmed that it will take place in Madrid, from 2 to 13 December. Chile…

Latin America: a new Cold War?

28 Nov 2019
Many geopolitical media watchers and prayer warriors believe the growing wave of anti-government protests ravaging the streets of Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia and Colombia hasn’t been seen since the old Cold War, which is…

Chile: inequality triggers protests

07 Nov 2019
For decades political leaders have promised that free markets would lead to prosperity, which would take care of other problems. The promises came to nothing, and thousands of protesters are chanting, ‘Chile, wake…

Chile: Pope’s envoy to investigate sex abuse claims

02 Feb 2018
Pope Francis is sending the Vatican's top expert on sexual abuse to Chile to investigate accusations that a bishop covered up for an abusive priest. The Pope met the priest's victims on a…