Americas News
Salesian leader looks to future of Haiti with hope
During a visit to Haiti last week, the Superior General of the Salesian Order, Father Pascual Chavez, encouraged Salesian workers... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico City accuses lawmakers of attempting to silence the Church
The Archdiocese of Mexico City issued a press release last week condemning a bill created to amend the country's constitution... Read more
Pastoral dialogue with Colombian rebels is part of Church's mission, state bishops
During their 88th Plenary Assembly, the bishops of Colombia clarified that strictly pastoral dialogue with rebel groups in the country... Read more
Haitian days of mourning bring together whole capital
Haitians have remembered the victims of January’s devastating earthquake with three days of mourning and fasting. Stores, gas stations and... Read more
Dominican courts mock country by freeing criminals, laments cardinal
Last week, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, expressed disappointment in his country's court system calling... Read more
Bolivian archbishop asks Catholics to avoid excessive Carnival celebrations
Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba in Bolivia has called on the faithful to avoid excessive Carnival celebrations this week. In... Read more
Catholic relief groups plan for Haiti’s future amid days of prayer for quake victims
As the Haitian government has declared four days of prayer to mark the one month anniversary of the devastating Jan.... Read more
Catholics in Costa Rica outraged by disrespect toward Eucharist
Catholics in Costa Rica continue to express disgust following the actions of Deborah Formal, the girlfriend of presidential candidate Otto... Read more
Pro-life expert discusses effects of legalized abortion in Mexico City
Amidst protests from pro-abortion groups in Mexico over recent initiatives to protect the unborn at the state level, Carmen Alba,... Read more
Steubenville alum addresses identity of Catholic colleges
The new rector of the Catholic University of Costa Rica, Father Fernando Munoz Mara, called on Catholic colleges to follow... Read more
Colombian bishops call for further debate on health care
During their 88th Plenary Assembly, the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia called for greater debate on the country's current health care... Read more
Bolivian bishop urges catechists to proclaim Christ in a world that rejects him
Auxiliary Bishop Sergio Gualberti of Santa Cruz encouraged new catechists in the Bolivian capital of La Paz to find inspiration... Read more
Costa Rican president-elect praises Catholic values and teachings
Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Urena of Costa Rica sent his greetings to the country’s first female president, Laura Chinchilla, reminding her... Read more
Pro-family organizations denounce homosexual agenda in Chilean schools
Responding to a call by Archbishop Cristian Caro of Puerto Montt in Chile, numerous family organizations are urging a campaign... Read more
Girlfriend of Costa Rican presidential candidate 'pockets' Eucharist
In a statement released yesterday following the “disrespectful treatment” of the Eucharist by Deborah Formal, wife of Costa Rican presidential... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal calls for new evangelization of country's capital
At a Mass sending off members of the Great Continental Mission in the Archdiocese of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino... Read more
Church in Costa Rica stripped of right to approve religion teachers
Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has stripped the Church of its right to choose which religion teachers it will hire, after... Read more
Secular states must not restrict religious freedom, cautions priest
Father Manuel Corral, public relations director for the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, warned last week that the reform of Mexico's... Read more
New poll shows Brazilians overwhelmingly oppose abortion
According to a recent poll carried out by the Sensus firm at the request of the National Confederation of Transportation... Read more
Archbishop Celli urges Catholic communicators to examine their consciences
The president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, called on Catholics communicators at a conference... Read more
