Americas News
History versus caricature: 3 facts that show us the real Romero
The beloved Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero was beatified El Salvador this weekend amid both celebration and what one critic calls... Read more
This little boy still can't talk or move – but his mother has never been happier
Constanza Saavedra spends 24 hours a day devoted to her son Ignacio, or “Nachito” as she affectionately calls him. He's... Read more
After theft, Argentines donate prized possessions, wedding rings for new monstrance
Large numbers of the faithful are donating gold and silver belongings to forge a new monstrance after a theft in... Read more
Argentine family asks for help arriving at World Meeting of Families
A family from Argentina who has left everything behind to travel 11,000 miles to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of... Read more
God has not abandoned us, Chilean bishop says after volcano eruption
Facing devastation from the unexpected eruption of the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile, Archbishop Cristian Caro of Puerto Montt, one... Read more
Cuban bishop says news of papal visit brings 'hope to our hearts'
The announcement of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Cuba has brought tremendous joy and hope to the people of the... Read more
'House of Waiting' for pregnant Peruvian women seeks to remodel
Inside the cracking adobe walls of a small building in Haquira, Peru, an on-duty nurse and staff are busy providing... Read more
Relic of Saint John Paul II makes pilgrimage to Cuba
Seventeen years after the historic visit of Saint John Paul II to Cuba, the Polish pope is returning to the... Read more
More than 100,000 ask Mexican Supreme Court to affirm right to life
More than 120,000 people have signed a petition asking the Mexican Supreme Judicial Court of the Nation to reaffirm that... Read more
Church in Cuba enters new era with thaw of US diplomatic relations
As the fifty year economic embargo and diplomatic isolation between the U.S. and Cuba comes to a close, the thaw... Read more
Archbishop Chomali: Pope Francis was confident in appointing Chilean bishop
Both the Archbishop of Concepcion and the apostolic nuncio to Chile have maintained that Pope Francis understood all the facts... Read more
Peruvian march for life draws half a million
More than half a million Peruvians participated in the historic March for Life 2015, held March 21 in Lima, rejecting... Read more
Protestors disrupt bishop's installation in Chile: 5 keys to understanding the controversy
A group of protesters attempted to stop the installation of Bishop Juan Barros Madrid as the new bishop of Osorno... Read more
Canada Supreme Court: Catholic schools have right to teach Church views
Canada’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Catholic schools in Quebec must be allowed to teach from a Catholic viewpoint... Read more
Automatic excommunication for bishop over illicit ordination
After having his previous excommunication lifted in 2009, Bishop Richard Williamson has again incurred the canonical penalty upon illicitly ordaining... Read more
Euthanasia supporters in Chile accused of exploiting sick teen
Proponents of a euthanasia bill in Chile are exploiting a sick young girl for political purposes, the girl’s father has... Read more
Seven challenges for the Mexican Church and the family
On the Day of the Family, celebrated in Mexico March 1, Cardinal Norberto Rivera laid out seven challenges the Church... Read more
Paraguay archbishop to UN: stop pushing abortion, gay marriage
Archbishop Edmundo Valenzeula of Asuncion, Paraguay is demanding that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon – who is visiting the... Read more
Three year-old Brazilian boy with cancer 'celebrates Mass,' wants to be Pope
Rafael Freitas is a three-year-old boy in Brazil who loves to pretend to celebrate Mass. He says he wants to... Read more
Killed by terrorists, named a martyr: the life of Fr. Alessandro Dordi
On Feb. 3, Pope Francis recognized the martyrdom of Father Alessandro Dordi, an Italian priest whose work of evangelization with... Read more
