Americas News
Funeral Mass commemorates 16 slain in Juarez shooting
Families and friends came together for a communal funeral Mass in memory of the 16 teenagers killed last week during... Read more
Church in Costa Rica to celebrate Mass with presidential candidates
The Archdiocese of San Jose announced that it will celebrate a special Mass with the country’s presidential candidates on election... Read more
Haitian bishop criticizes evangelical group's attempt to take children out of country
Bishop Pierre-Andre Dumas, president of Caritas Haiti, criticized the attempt by Baptist volunteers to take a group of Haitian who... Read more
Haitian archbishop tearfully recounts burial of seminarians killed by quake
The president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference has mournfully recounted the burial of seminarians killed in the country’s massive January quake.... Read more
Bishop highlights importance of military chaplains
During the 21st International Conference for Military Chaplains held in Spain this week, Bishop Fabio Suescun Mutis of the Military... Read more
Political prisoners in Cuba suffering same fate as Mandela, reveal dissidents
Thirty-three political prisoners in Cuba have sent a letter to South African leader Nelson Mandela informing him that they will... Read more
Costa Rican presidential candidate reveals opposition to abortion and same-sex 'marriage'
Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla said this week she is opposed to the legalization of abortion and same-sex “marriage.” Read more
Haiti remains hopeful despite tragedy, reports bishop
Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI after Wednesday's General Audience, Bishop Pierre-Andre Dumas of Anse-a-Veau and the Director of Caritas Haiti,... Read more
Abortion has become 'plague' in Mexico City, acknowledges government
The government of Mexico City noted in a report this week that abortion has become a “plague” in the capital,... Read more
Cardinal Rivera encourages youth to bring Christ to Mexico
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has called on young people in the country to “overcome fear... Read more
Priest calls for honest dialogue on Cuba’s economy
The Catholic newspaper for the Archdiocese of Havana, “New Word,” recently published an opinion column calling for internal dialogue regarding... Read more
Catholic Relief Services reports helping hundreds of thousands of Haitians
Catholic Relief Services and its Caritas partners in Haiti have provided food and water to hundreds of thousands of victims... Read more
Challenging same-sex 'marriage' not discrimination, asserts archdiocese
In an editorial published yesterday, the news agency for the Archdiocese of Mexico City emphasized that the decision by the... Read more
CNA staff members recount trip to Haiti following earthquake
Catholic News Agency sent two members of its staff to Port-au-Prince after the January 12 earthquake that took the lives... Read more
Dominican cardinal calls on youth to make a difference in society
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, called on young people in the country to “make... Read more
Cuban dissidents recall death of the exiled priest
The Christian Liberation Movement in Cuba is commemorating the death of Cuban priest Father Francisco Santana who died in exile... Read more
Bolivian president violates constitution with 'ancestral blessing'
Constitutional, political and social analysts noted recently that the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, violated the constitution he himself signed... Read more
Same-sex 'marriage' unconstitutional, says legal expert
A legal expert from the Institute for Legal Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Jorge Adame Goddard, said... Read more
New Dominican constitution defends life from moment of conception
After seven months of congressional debate, the Dominican Republic has implemented a new constitution which defends life "from conception to... Read more
Same-sex adoption displays contempt for children, warns council
Members of the Council of Catholic Analysts of Mexico have criticized Mexico City’s law allowing same-sex couples to marry and... Read more
