Americas News
Peruvian cardinal praises Mother Teresa’s total surrender on anniversary
On the 15th anniversary of her death, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima said he hopes that the total surrender... Read more
Mexican bishops call for end to presidential election feud
The Bishops of Mexico have urged the country’s political parties to accept a court decision upholding the results of the... Read more
World Youth Day organizers report widespread interest
According to World Youth Day Rio organizers, less than 24 hours after registration for the event opened, some 220 groups... Read more
Mexican cardinal urges teachers to carry out work with humility
Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Mexico City launched the upcoming pastoral school year by urging teachers and ministry leaders to humbly... Read more
Costa Rican bishops slam sex-ed curriculum as propaganda
The bishops of Costa Rica have sharply criticized a sex-education curriculum recently approved by the government for promoting a “hedonistic”... Read more
Mexican bishop says indifference to Christ is impossible
Bishop Pedro Pablo Elizondo of Cancun-Chetumal, Mexico called on all Catholics to make a radical choice for Christ, stressing that... Read more
Colombian Church supports peace talks between government, rebels
The Bishops' Conference of Colombia announced its support on Aug. 28 for new peace talks between the government and the... Read more
Animal rights activists disrupt Mass, accuse priest of 'murdering' cat
A group of animal rights activists disrupted Mass at the Church of the Miraculous Virgin in Lima, Peru, lobbing insults... Read more
Church in Venezuela mourns oil refinery deaths
Venezuela's bishops grieved over the explosion and fire at an oil refinery in the country – one of the four... Read more
World Youth Day Rio opens registration Aug. 28
Organizers for World Youth Day Rio 2013 announced that registration for the event will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Read more
Argentinean bishops call for civil code changes to protect the family
The Bishops' Conference of Argentina has called on congress to modify a proposed revision of the country's civil code to... Read more
World Youth Day volunteers receive Olympic flag in Rio
The official flag of the Olympic Games, on its way from London to Rio de Janeiro's Shrine of Christ the... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico City denies influence in mayoral elections
The Archdiocese of Mexico City has strongly denied claims by a former candidate for mayor of the capital that it... Read more
Pro-life groups in Uruguay denounce new attempts to legalize abortion
Around twenty pro-life organizations are denouncing what they call “anti-democratic and unconstitutional” moves by supporters of a measure that would... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal to priests: protect the treasure of celibacy
During an ordination Mass for two priests and a deacon on Aug. 18, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas, Venezuela... Read more
Argentinean bishop condemns euthanasia for patient in coma
Bishop Virginio Bressanelli of Neuquen, Argentina has called for the life of 45-year-old Marcelo Diez, who has been in a... Read more
Two young Cuban converts ordained as priests
The Diocese of Santa Clara, Cuba now has two new priests who both converted to Catholicism as teens, despite anti-Christian... Read more
Panama statue of Virgin Mary to rise taller than Statue of Liberty
President Ricardo Martinelli of Panama said that a new statue of Santa Maria la Antigua will be the largest one... Read more
Devotion to Mary profoundly biblical, Argentinean bishop says
Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina said devotion to the Virgin Mary has solid... Read more
Beatification process for Bolivian Indian moves forward
Francisco Tito Yupanqui, a 16th century Indian from the Aymara Tribe famous for sculpting the statue of Our Lady of... Read more
