Americas News
Singers release CD to benefit Cuban exiles
Thirty Spanish and Cuban singers including Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Sanz, Ricardo Montaner and Willy Chirino, have released a new album... Read more
Mexican priest to appeal charge from Federal Electoral Institute
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Father Valdemar Romero, announced March 6 that he will appeal a ruling... Read more
Cord blood stem cells used to help cure girl of brain cancer in Spain
A four-year-old girl has become the first patient in Spain to recover from brain cancer after being treated with stem... Read more
Catholic Church supports pro-life amendment in Colombia
The Catholic Church in Colombia is throwing its support behind a constitutional amendment that would protect human life from conception... Read more
Colombian senator proposes amendment to prohibit abortion
A Colombian senator recently proposed a constitutional amendment that would raise “an absolute and complete barrier” against abortion in the... Read more
Knights of Columbus opening new facility for Haitian amputees
On March 5, the Knights of Columbus will unveil their latest effort to help Haitian children injured in last year's... Read more
President of Chile stresses importance of the right to life
President of Chile Sebastian Pinera,said March 2 that human rights, especially the right to life from conception to natural death,... Read more
Cuban government continues harassment of Ladies in White
A Cuban dissident group is criticizing the country's government for attempting to discredit the organization's efforts in a recent television... Read more
US and Mexican bishops discuss border violence
Bishops from dioceses along the U.S. - Mexico border are meeting March 1 – 3 to discuss the issues of... Read more
First same-sex 'divorce' registered in Mexico
The first “divorce” between a lesbian couple has been registered in the Mexican city of Piedras Negras, located on the... Read more
Bishop warns that Nicaragua could be on road to totalitarianism
Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Jose Baez of Managua, Nicaragua is warning that the country could be on the road to an... Read more
Chile: Legalizing abortion does not reduce maternal mortality
Chile, a country that does not allow abortion, recently received the International Protect Life Award for being the country with... Read more
Colombian bishops stress protection of adopted children
The Bishops’ Conference of Colombia is calling on the country’s Constitutional Court to reject arguments in favor of the adoption... Read more
Peruvian bishops: Abortion is an injustice, not a right
The Peruvian bishops' defense of life committee recently released a statement explaining that any law permitting abortion is an injustice,... Read more
Mexico considers making 'sexual preference' a human right
The president of the Mexican association Familia Mundial, Juan Dabdoub, has denounced the country’s government for considering a constitutional amendment... Read more
Bishop urges Catholics to strengthen faith during Lent
Bishop Carlos Franzini of Rafaela, Argentina invited Catholics to seek out Christ during the upcoming Lenten Season. Read more
Catholics defend Cathedral of Lima against gay provocation with prayer
On Saturday, Feb. 19, hundreds of Peruvian Catholics gathered at the entrance to the Cathedral of Lima to pray a... Read more
Bolivian bishops cautiously investigate bleeding statue of Christ
Bishop Cristobal Bialasik of Oruro, Bolivia is reiterating the Church’s cautious response to allegedly miraculous statues of Christ that shed... Read more
Vatican: Popular Chilean priest is guilty of sexual abuse
An investigation carried out by the Vatican concluded that the popular Chilean priest Fr. Fernando Karadima Farina is guilty of... Read more
Brazilian bishops criticize immorality of 'reality shows'
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil issued a statement on Feb. 17 criticizing the immoral nature of reality shows,... Read more
