Americas News
Honduran Congress prohibits morning-after pill
A new law has taken effect in Honduras prohibiting the consumption and marketing of the morning-after pill in the Central... Read more
Homosexual 'marriage' should not be approved, say Argentinean evangelicals
The Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches from Argentina (CAECA) issued a statement last weekend arguing that “homosexual marriage,” which could... Read more
Mexican bishops call for rigorous and honest fiscal policy
In response to the debate in the Mexican congress on next year’s budget and fiscal policy, the country's bishops have... Read more
Lawyer says Mexico should build daycare centers, not promote abortion
Constitutional lawyer Ingrid Tapia called on the Mexico City government last week to set aside public resources for the building... Read more
Cardinal Terrazas urges Bolivian officials to crack down on drug trafficking
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, has called on officials to track down those... Read more
Ecuadoran president forgets ‘Caritas in Veritate,’ asks Pope to write social encyclical
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador surprised reporters in Europe during a conference at the University of Oxford in which he... Read more
Bishop calls on Dominican political parties to nominate candidates with ‘clean’ criminal history
Bishop Jesus Maria de Jesus Moya of San Francisco de Macoris called on political parties in the Dominican Republic to... Read more
Argentinean experts warn of risks associated with legalizing same-sex unions
As the Argentinean Congress prepares to debate two bills that would legalize same-sex unions, the Institute for Marriage and Family... Read more
Holy Father encourages Panama to continue working for equality, moral stability
In a meeting today with Panama's new ambassador to the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI called on the country to work... Read more
Bolivian archbishop calls on political candidates to respect the family
Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba called on political candidates to respect the institution of the family and educate the country's... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani reminds State of duty to protect life from moment of conception
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, reminded the Peruvian State this week of its duty to protect human... Read more
President of Constitutional Court suggests prohibiting sale of morning-after pill in Peru
The president of the Constitutional Court of Peru, Juan Vergara, has asked the Minister of Health, Oscar Ugarte, to prohibit... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio calls on children to sow peace in Argentina
During his homily for the Archdiocesan Mass for Children, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, reminded the... Read more
Same-sex 'marriage' debate distracts government from 'real social problems,' Mexican lawyers say
The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers of Mexico, Armando Martinez, expressed regret this week that the Mexico City... Read more
Archbishop warns of possible genocide in El Salvador
Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador expressed concern this week over the increase in violence in El Salvador... Read more
Colombian official calls on court to overturn decision requiring schools to teach abortion is a 'right'
Colombia’s Attorney General, Alejandro Ordonez Maldonado, announced that he would be asking the country’s Constitutional Court to overturn a ruling... Read more
Church doesn’t seek to impose religion on schools, says Venezuelan bishop
The president of the Venezuelan bishops' committee on education, Bishop Jose Angel Divasson, said last week that the Catholic Church... Read more
Constitutional Court in Peru admits abortifacient effect of morning-after pill
Peru’s Constitutional Court has ruled against the distribution of the “morning-after pill” at public health care facilities because the abortifacient... Read more
Argentinean archbishop encourages seeking truth to obtain justice and peace
This week Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata encouraged Argentineans to seek out truth, because only truth will bring about... Read more
Bolivian bishops’ press office criticizes Chavez for verbal attacks against Bolivian journalist
The press office of the Bolivian bishops' conference criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for his verbal attacks against a Bolivian... Read more
