Americas News
Church in Colombia calls for peace after killing of FARC leader
The secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba, has called for peace in the wake of... Read more
Pro-life leader warns of activists claiming legalized abortion will save lives
Father Berardo Graz, the coordinator of the Brazilian bishops’ Defense of Life Committee, recorded a video message this week criticizing... Read more
Defense of life, family and human rights fundamental in elections, say Peruvian bishops
The Peruvian Bishops’ Conference released a statement yesterday reminding voters that in order to cast an informed and responsible vote... Read more
Archbishop reminds Brazilians that elections will determine future of country
Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro reminded Brazilians this week that the October 3 elections will determine the... Read more
Cuban dissident calls on EU to support Varela Project
The coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, has called on the European Union to support the Varela Project... Read more
Cardinal warns against fraud in upcoming Venezuela elections
This week the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, called for Venezuela's Sept. 26 elections to be free of... Read more
Archbishop urges Argentineans to defend life and family
Archbishop Alfonso Delgado of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina denounced the recent series of attacks against life and the family... Read more
Cardinal affirms Chile's rejection of abortion
During the celebrations commemorating Chile’s bicentennial, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz of Santiago called on the faithful to continuing building their... Read more
Cardinal encourages faithful to allow God to fill their lives
During Mass on Sunday, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima called on the faithful to set aside “material values” and... Read more
Exorcist says Satan exists but without 'horns, wings or a tail'
Spanish exorcist Fr. Jose Antonio Fortea Cucurull stated in an interview last week that though Satan does indeed exist, he... Read more
Church’s social teaching antidote to ideological brainwash, says Argentinean bishop
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina remarked last week that the Church’s social teaching is the best antidote... Read more
Lay council reminds Venezuelans that Church has always rejected Communism
The National Council of the Laity in Venezuela has called on Venezuelans to carefully consider each candidate and their positions... Read more
Unknown assailants set fire to church in Colombia
A group of unknown assailants set fire to the Church of the Transfiguration in Bogota, Colombia last Thursday, after the... Read more
Facing crash, Vancouver man sacrifices self to save pregnant wife
Brian Wood, a 33-year-old resident of Vancouver, B.C., was killed in an auto collision on September 3, when the driver... Read more
Bishop calls Catholics to assist in ‘true development’ of Mexico
As Mexico celebrates its bicentennial, Bishop Mario De Gasperin of Queretaro spoke, urging the faithful to assist the country in... Read more
New Archbishop of Quito calls on priests to ‘form one body and one spirit’
The newly appointed Archbishop Fausto Travez of Quito, Ecuador sent a special message to priests this week encouraging them to... Read more
Archbishop denounces religious indifference of Catholic teachers in Argentina
Archbishop Agustin Radrizzani of Mercedes-Lujan in Argentina exhorted Catholic teachers this week to fulfill their mission as disciples of Christ,... Read more
Archbishop urges change for Venezuela
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela published a pastoral letter this week calling on the faithful and politicians in the... Read more
Bishop recalls role of Mary of Guadalupe in Mexican independence
Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Sanchez Martinez of Durango invited the faithful of Mexico this week to pray for their country as... Read more
Columnist denounces ‘media charade’ over infanticide cases in Mexico
A columnist from the Mexican newspaper El Universal has denounced the recent “media charade” carried out by abortion supporters that... Read more
