Americas News
Abortion does not bring healing after rape, maintains Mexican woman who chose life
In an interview with Mexican columnist Sergio Sarmiento, Lianna Rebolledo, who was raped at the age of 13 but chose... Read more
Brazilian court orders Google to pay damages to priest wrongly accused of pedophilia
An appeals court in the Brazilian city of Minas Gerais has upheld a ruling ordering Google to pay $8,500 in... Read more
Homosexuality caused by eating chicken, remarks Bolivian president
President of Bolivia Evo Morales, who is considered a champion of gay rights in Latin America, angered gay-friendly organizations last... Read more
Abortion money could have funded Mexico City's schools, laments archdiocese
The Archdiocese of Mexico City stated last week that the $24 million the Mexico City government has used to finance... Read more
Argentina’s bishops defend marriage against moves to recognize homosexual unions
The bishops of Argentina issued a statement during their 99th plenary assembly this week which rejects current political pressure to... Read more
Canadian leader axes controversial sex-ed curriculum in response to backlash
In a dramatic turn of events Thursday, a Canadian premier abruptly axed a controversial proposed sex-ed curriculum due to the... Read more
Laws protecting unborn in Mexico are not religiously motivated, state pro-life leaders
Pro-life leaders in Mexico City explained during a press conference this week that the constitutional changes protecting life against abortion... Read more
Mexican woman raped at age 13 explains why she never considered abortion
Liana Rebolledo is a 33-year-old Mexican woman. In a recent television interview she recounted that after she was raped at... Read more
Archbishop says Venezuelan justice system has been hijacked
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela said this week that the decision by Hugo Chavez to imprison Judge Maria Lourdes... Read more
‘Catholics for a Free Choice’ seeking to undermine Pope in Latin America
The Latin American version of “Catholics for a Free Choice” (CFFC) has launched a campaign to mobilize gay, lesbian, bisexual... Read more
Archbishop of Ottawa: Sex ed standards can’t trump Catholic educational freedom
Catholic leaders have spoken out in a dispute in Ottawa over whether an explicit sex education curriculum for the Province... Read more
Expert agrees that pedophilia is linked to homosexuality
The newspaper, El Diaro de Chile, published an article last week by Spanish psychologist Jose Maria Amenos Vidal titled, “Cardinal... Read more
Hackers sabotage Argentinian Catholic news site
Yesterday, the Argentinian Catholic News Agency (www.aica.org) reported that hackers sabotaged its website and left anti-Catholic messages posted on its main... Read more
Child abandoned at birth reunites with mother via Facebook
In an amazing series of events, a young man who was abandoned at birth used a Facebook group to find... Read more
Supreme Court of Mexico rules against investigating 1993 murder of cardinal
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled Tuesday against investigating the case of the murder of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo... Read more
Cuban crisis must come to an end, says Catholic cardinal
The leader of the Catholic Church in Cuba, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, released an interview on Monday which not only affirmed... Read more
Thousands in Argentina defend child's right to a mother and father
Nearly 7,000 in Argentina gathered Tuesday to protest a congressional committee's approval of a bill that would give same-sex couples... Read more
Bishops of Argentina begin plenary assembly
With a Mass at the Cathedral of Buenos Aires celebrated by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio and concelebrated by 100 bishops,... Read more
Pregnant 11-year-old will not undergo abortion, states pro-life leader
Various media outlets in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo reported this week that an 11-year-old who is almost 18... Read more
Young girl understands a 'life is growing in her womb'
A 10-year-old girl in the Mexican city of Chetumal recently explained that “a life is growing in her womb," a... Read more
