Americas News
Bolivian bishop calls for respectful and honest campaign season
The secretary general of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Jesus Juarez, has called for an honest and respectful campaign season.... Read more
Any re-election referendum must be transparent, says Colombian bishop
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, said any referendum on whether to... Read more
Uruguay mulls allowing adoption by homosexuals despite Catholic opposition
Lawmakers in Uruguay passed a measure last week that would allow homosexual couples to adopt children, despite the strong opposition... Read more
Abortion promoters assail Nicaragua for protecting unborn children
Ipas, one of the world’s largest abortion advocacy groups, has joined critics of Nicaragua’s decision to further restrict abortion. The... Read more
Cardinal holds up Father Alberto Hurtado as example of holiness for priests
The Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, told priests this week, “God calls us to be the first on... Read more
Cardinal calls for release of kidnapped in Venezuela
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, called on the faithful of Venezuela to pray for the release of... Read more
Legalization of drugs leaves addicts helpless, priests in Argentina warn
The team of priests that assists at the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires’s Emergency Shelters has expressed its concern over a... Read more
Bishops seek to overcome impasse between Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela
The secretary general of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba, said a meeting is being planned between the... Read more
Bishop calls on Chilean Catholics to reconsider political vocation
Bishop Alejandro Goic of Rancagua, Chile has called on Catholics in that country not to ignore political life, which when... Read more
Colombian bishop decries desecration of the Eucharist
Bishop Fabio Duque Jaramillo of Armenia, Colombia has condemned the recent act of profanation against the Eucharist which took place... Read more
Dissident slams U.N. and OAS for silence on torture in Cuba
The leader of the Christian Liberation Movement in Cuba, Oswaldo Paya, criticized the United Nations and the Organization of American... Read more
Mexico symposium to network religious freedom advocates
Experts on religious freedom in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada will be meeting for a symposium in Mexico City next... Read more
Morning-after pill is abortifacient, say experts in Nicaragua
At the “Emergency Contraceptives” symposium organized by the Nicaraguan Association for Life, various pro-life experts explained how the morning-after pill... Read more
Cardinal calls for referendum after Chavez govt. boots religion classes
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, has called on Venezuelans to do more than just complain about the... Read more
Vatican expert says parishes are not islands unto themselves
Father Nikolaus Schoch, OFM, who is the Assistant Promoter of Justice at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, said... Read more
Bishops call on rebel groups in Colombia to respect lives of priests
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Ruben Salazar, called on rebel groups in the country last week... Read more
Citizens in Venezuela denounce new law on education
The National Council of the Laity in Venezuela has rejected the recently passed reform of the country’s educational laws, not... Read more
Canadian bishops urge opposition to radical assisted suicide bill
The Catholic bishops of Canada are urging Catholics to voice their opposition to a radical bill that would allow assisted... Read more
Mexican archbishop calls for defense of dignity of women
Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca has called for the defense of the dignity of women who suffer from... Read more
Argentinean bishops call for protection of children’s human rights
During the 153rd meeting of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, the bishops’ executive committee, led by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio... Read more
