Americas News
Mother of Cuban dissident thanks Church for stepping in to end government harassment
Last Sunday, Reina Luisa Tamayo, the mother of deceased political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, thanked the Church in Cuba for... Read more
Church’s position on gay adoption remains firm, asserts archdiocese
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Father Hugo Valdemar, clarified this week that recent statements by the archdiocese's... Read more
Bishops of Chile 'thank God' for keeping miners safe
Last Sunday, the Chilean bishops' conference rejoiced upon hearing that the 33 miners trapped in a collapsed copper mine since... Read more
Terminally ill Colombian bishop discusses science, faith and hope
An editorial published last week by the newspaper La Verdad gave readers a close-up of Colombian Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya's... Read more
Cardinal Rivera encourages pastoral work, guided by peace
During a Mass celebrating 25 years as a bishop and 15 as head of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Cardinal... Read more
Brazilian bishops express hope that presidential debate will inform citizens
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Brazil expressed its desire last week that the presidential debate set for today will... Read more
Church in Cuba responds to open letter from dissidents
The Archdiocese of Havana issued a press release on August 20 in response to an open letter recently sent to... Read more
Archdiocesan spokesman accuses Mexico City mayor of causing more harm than drug cartels
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Father Hugo Valdemar, has refused to retract his statement that the city's... Read more
Rejection of gay adoption is not a matter of tolerance, asserts Mexican archbishop
Archbishop Alberto Suarez Inda of Morelia, Mexico explained this week that the adoption of children by gay couples is not... Read more
Brazilian presidential candidate: Abortion should be available to women 'in despair'
During a debate on Wednesday, Dilma Roussef, the presidential candidate of the Workers’ Party, said she is “personally” against abortion... Read more
Argentinean professors reject university’s position on abortion
Professors from the University of Buenos Aires have rejected a declaration by the school’s board of directors supporting the legalization... Read more
Benedict XVI encourages Argentinean youth to have greater apostolic zeal
Pope Benedict XVI sent his apostolic blessing to the participants of the upcoming National Children and Teen Mission Day in... Read more
Released Cuban dissidents denounce mistreatment of deceased prisoner's mother
The latest two dissidents to be released from prison by the Cuban government have denounced the repression and “abuse” suffered... Read more
Argentinean bishops list concerns about impact of same-sex 'marriage' on schools
The 20 bishops participating in the 156th meeting of the Permanent Committee of the Argentinean Bishops’ Conference recently discussed strategies... Read more
Archdiocese of Guadalajara says bribery involved in Supreme Court ruling on gay 'marriage'
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Father Antonio Gutierrez, said this week that Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez has proof... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico City: Supreme Court will be complicit in harm resulting from gay adoption
The Archdiocese of Mexico City has ripped the country’s Supreme Court for ruling to allow adoption by same-sex couples and... Read more
Devotion to Mary guarantees fidelity to Christ, says Argentinean archbishop
Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz encouraged Argentineans on Sunday to honor the Blessed Mother... Read more
Bishops of Mexico: Homosexual adoption an attack on natural order
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico released a statement on Tuesday rejecting the decision by the country’s Supreme Court to uphold... Read more
Sons and daughters of the Church are ignoring truth, warns Argentinean bishop
During his homily last Sunday, Bishop Marcelo Martorell of Puerto Iguazu, Argentina told the faithful that the de-Christianization of society... Read more
Dissident accuses Cuban government of harassing mother of deceased political prisoner
The coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswald Paya, recently charged that the mother of a deceased political prisoner is... Read more
