Americas News
Pope Francis says his Argentinian friends may be among Hamas attack victims
Israeli journalist Henrique Cymerman posted on his social networks a video of the telephone conversation he had with the pope... Read more
Mexican dubia cardinal: A synod ‘does not have doctrinal authority’
In an Oct. 6 telephone interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, the 90-year-old cardinal said “doctrinal authority resides... Read more
Two more priests arrested by Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua
The arrest of two more Catholic priests in Nicaragua brings the total to six priests arrested in just eight days... Read more
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Vancouver archbishop calls attack on Israel ‘serious violation’ of moral, international law
Commenting from Rome where he is attending the Synod on Synodality, Archbishop J. Michael Miller said called news about the... Read more
Migrants and refugees Mass in Canada celebrates universality, vibrancy of the Church
A Mass celebrating the annual World Day for Migrants and Refugees was held Sept. 23 in Richmond, British Columbia, showing... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico warns migrant reception centers are overwhelmed
According to the Ministry of the Interior of Mexico, between January and August it had encountered 402,324 undocumented migrants in... Read more
Brazilian bishops’ bioethics commission condemns attempt to decriminalize abortion
The commission declared that “no circumstance, no purpose, no law in the world can ever make an act licit that... Read more
Mexican bishop criticizes President López Obrador for being soft on crime
Bishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar called President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s policy against organized crime “hugs for drug traffickers and bullets... Read more
Two churches in Chile struck by arson
St. Alberto Hurtado Chapel in the Archdiocese of Concepción and St. Joseph Church of the Diocese of Linares were set... Read more
Jesuits in Bolivia call lawsuit filed by alleged sexual abuse victims ‘senseless’
The lawsuit was filed on Oct. 2 by a group of former students of the John XXIII School in Bolivia... Read more
UPDATE: 11 dead, 60 injured from collapse of church roof in Mexico during baptisms
Authorities said approximately 100 people were in the church at the time of the collapse. Read more
Bishop calls for intense day of prayer and fasting for end of violence in Mexico
Bishop Cristóbal Ascencio García encouraged dedicating a day of prayer to “begging the Lord for the conversion of all for... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua arrests three priests
The reasons behind the arrest of the priests still remain unknown. Read more
Bolivian prosecutors ask Vatican for reports on ‘irregularities’ regarding abuse scandal
A prosecutor told local media that the information they are requesting are the reports provincials of the Society of Jesus... Read more
Roof of church collapses in Mexico, killing at least 10
Tampico Bishop José Armando Alvarez said in a statement on social media on Sunday that the roof collapsed while parishioners... Read more
Argentine archdiocese issues statement on healing ministry Messi’s mom, brother attended
The activity drew national attention a few weeks ago when the mother and brother of soccer player Lionel Messi participated... Read more
Church in Mexico launches citizen accord to fight ‘dynamics of violence and destruction’
The accord, as well as the creation of a National Peace Network, came as the National Dialogue for Peace was... Read more
40 countries to participate in Men’s Rosary on Oct. 7
The initiative originated in Poland and Ireland in 2018 and in just a few years has spread to other nations... Read more
Pro-lifers say ‘therapeutic’ abortion on minor in Peru exploited to push legal abortion
The case, which is similar to another that occurred in August, has created a great deal of controversy in the... Read more
Church warns that southern Mexico is ‘torn by violence’
Sept. 23 videos that went viral on social media show a convoy of pickup trucks driving through the streets of... Read more
