Giselle Vargas

Giselle Vargas

Articles by Giselle Vargas

Bolivian archbishop calls for policies respecting the dignity of the human person

Jul 6, 2021 / 19:01 pm

The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra said in his homily on Sunday that the high rate of domestic violence and the murder of women in Bolivia must be addressed with public policies that respect "the sacredness of life and the dignity of every person."

Parents urge Chilean president to veto bill that would undermine parental authority

Jul 1, 2021 / 23:01 pm

Pro-family organizations in Chile are urging President Sebastián Piñera to veto completely the recently passed "System of Guarantees of Children's Rights” bill.

Anti-natalist policies in Argentina forebode a ‘demographic winter’

May 31, 2021 / 12:01 pm

"The results of the anti-natalist policies implemented in recent years predict a ‘demographic winter’" for Argentina, warned the digital newsletter Notivida.

Argentine lawyers take legal action against restrictions on Mass attendance

May 20, 2021 / 20:01 pm

The Catholic Lawyers Corporation of Argentina filed a writ of amparo on Tuesday contending that recent health regulations decreed during the Covid-19 pandemic "flagrantly violate" the free exercise of worship and religion.

Abortion activists want to eliminate Day of the Unborn Child in Argentine city

May 13, 2021 / 20:01 pm

A recently adopted municipal measure to observe March 25 as the Day of the Unborn Child in Lomas de Zamora faces opposition from abortion activists, while it is being defended by the local Church.

Argentine parish where Eucharistic miracles occurred receives relic of Bl Carlo Acutis

May 12, 2021 / 13:50 pm

On the 29th anniversary of the first Eucharistic miracle that took place in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires’ Santa María parish, the community received a first class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis.

Jesuits in Chile to compensate four victims of sexual abuse by former priest

May 6, 2021 / 14:01 pm

Four victims sexually abused by former priest Jaime Guzmán Astaburuaga will be compensated with 15 million pesos each (about $21,000).