Americas News
Cardinal warns Dominicans are keeping an eye on Congress regarding abortion
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, said last week that the country is “zealously watching”... Read more
Attack against Church reveals lockstep Chavez political agenda, bishop says
Speaking on Union Radio, the president of the Venezuelan bishop’s Plenary Council, Bishop Ovidio Perez Morales, said on Thursday that... Read more
Dominican lawmakers reject legalization of same-sex 'marriage'
A commission charged with revising the Dominican Republic’s constitution has rejected the legalization of same-sex “marriages” and affirmed that the... Read more
Bolivian bishop calls on teachers to lead students to encounter with Christ
Bishop Jesus Juarez of El Alto in Bolivia called on Catholic teachers this week to be witnesses of Christ and... Read more
Peruvian bishops ask Canadian bishops to cut funding for pro-abortion groups
The Catholic Bishops of Peru have formally asked their Canadian counterparts to stop funding pro-abortion groups in Peru through the... Read more
Venezuelan minister attacks bishops for their report to the Pope
Responding to the address by Archbishop Ubaldo Santana to Pope Benedict XVI during the Venezuelan bishops’’ recent ad limina visit,... Read more
Archdiocese calls on Mexicans not to leave ballots unchecked
The Archdiocese of Mexico’s weekly “Desde la Fe,” has called on voters not to leave their ballots unchecked or to... Read more
Catholic Church agrees to mediate in Peruvian Amazon conflict
The president of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos, announced this week that the Church has agreed to participate... Read more
Cardinal Terrazas says Bolivians have no need for other gods
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, said this week the Bolivian people are privileged... Read more
Argentinean archbishop says celibacy must be lived 'in the faith and in profound prayer'
During his weekly television program, “Keys to a Better World,” Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata underscored that fidelity to... Read more
Venezuelan bishops warn Chavez is jeopardizing democratic society
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Ubaldo Santana, said the political agenda of President Hugo Chavez has... Read more
Mexican archbishop: Priesthood not based on feelings
Archbishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico began celebrations for the Year of Priests this week and said the... Read more
Abortion supporters defame Church in Dominican Republic
An editorial in the Catholic weekly “Camino” has slammed abortion supporters in the Dominican Republic for using disrespectful language to... Read more
Uruguayan bishop challenges priests to embrace their identity
Bishop Orlando Romero Cabrera of Canelones, Uruguay has called on priests to take up the challenge of their “priestly identity”... Read more
Anglican bishop: Manner of Fr. Cutié’s conversion will harm Catholic-Episcopal relations
The Anglican Bishop of Peru has said the “very lamentable” manner of Fr. Alberto Cutié’s entry of the Episcopal Church... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico rejects cartel threats against bishops
The Archdiocese of Mexico City has published an editorial in its weekly newspaper, Desde la Fe, revealing that some Catholic... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop calls on new president to seek the common good
Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador called on the country’s new president, Mauricio Funes, to seek out the... Read more
Cardinal Terrazas encourages Bolivians to evangelize with courage
During the launching of the Permanent Mission in Bolivia, the Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas... Read more
Mexican archbishop reminds polticians of Church's support for human rights
Archbishop Rafael Romo Munoz of Tijuana admonished candidates in Mexico’s upcoming local and national elections that “any proposal they promote... Read more
Dominicans pray for lawmakers who support abortion
At the conclusion of Mass on Sunday in all parishes in Santo Domingo, a list of names was read of... Read more
