Americas News
Chilean bishop encourages collaboration between political parties
Bishop Alejandro Goic, president of the Chilean bishops' conference met with the newly-elected president of the country, Sebastian Pinera and... Read more
Haitian church in ruins, students' house destroyed
The secretary general of the Congregation of the Redemptorists, Fr. Joseph P. Dorcey, told Fides news agency that the Church... Read more
Church in Cuba urges faithful to assist earthquake victims
President of Caritas Cuba, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino of Havana sent a message last week to the priests, deacons, religious... Read more
Camillian Hospital one of the few providing assistance to the wounded in Haiti
The Fides News Agency reported last week that the hospital operated by the Camillian Order is one of the few... Read more
Mexican leader warns of 'conspiracy against the family'
Jorge Serrano Limon, the director of the organization “Provida” in Mexico, criticized lawmakers of the Mexico City Legislative Assembly last... Read more
Latin American Catholics continue to show solidarity with Haiti
Bishops from Latin America are urging the faithful to offer prayers and financial assistance to earthquake victims in Haiti. Read more
Humble repentance and holiness essential for bishops, says Canadian prelate
Archbishop Thomas Collins of the Toronto Archdiocese ordained two new auxiliary bishops this past week, and at one of the... Read more
Salesians recount tragedy in Haiti
This week Father Ducange Sylvian, the Salesians' superior in Haiti, described the tragedy the country's Salesians are facing following the... Read more
Freedom always triumphs over oppression, say Venezuelan bishops
The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela has called on the country's citizens to commit themselves to rebuilding the country by following... Read more
Caritas relief teams arrive in Haiti, say situation is ‘very bad’
Teams from Caritas have arrived in Haiti to support local staff in relief work for survivors of Tuesday’s massive earthquake.... Read more
Latin American bishops express solidarity with Haitian earthquake victims
Expressing their solidarity with the people of Haiti, the bishops of Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile announced they would... Read more
Mexican cardinal calls for solidarity with Haiti
Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, is calling for solidarity with the people of Haiti, echoing the words... Read more
Secretary of Brazilian bishops' conference travels to Haiti after earthquake
Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil, Bishop Dimas Lara Barbosa, was sent to Haiti following the earthquake that devastated... Read more
Exclusive: Papal nuncio gives dramatic report on Church in Haiti
In an exclusive email to CNA, the Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, has revealed the details surrounding the... Read more
Cardinal says Venezuelans reject all talk of war
Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas is calling on Venezuelans to work for peace and expressing his rejection of any... Read more
Peruvian cardinal urges parents to raise their children in the faith and in truth
During his homily for Mass on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani encouraged parents... Read more
Catholic Relief Services calls Haitian earthquake 'disaster of the century'
Catholic Relief Services Haiti country representative Karel Zelenka is calling the recent earthquake in Haiti a “disaster of the century”... Read more
Pope's representative to Haiti gives first-hand account of destruction
Speaking with the Vatican's Fides news agency, the Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, described the devastation in the... Read more
Hundreds of students trapped under rubble in Haiti
The Salesian Information Agency (SIA) is reporting that an 85-year-old Salesian member of the Order, Brother Hubert Sanon, was among the... Read more
Haitian archbishop killed by devastating earthquake
The earthquake that struck Haiti just before 5 p.m. local time has claimed thousands of lives, according to news reports... Read more
