Americas News
Pope calls on Bolivian officials to shed light on attack on Cardinal Terrazas
Pope Benedict XVI has called on Bolivian officials to shed light on the attack against the president of the Bolivian... Read more
Priests denounce vices brought out by Lugo scandal
In the wake the paternity suit recently filed against President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay, the Secular Institute of Schoenstatt Priests... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez denies Church pressured politicians to reject abortion
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez denied last week that the Church pressured lawmakers to vote to reject the legalization... Read more
Bishops call on Venezuelan government to respect election results
The bishops of Venezuela meeting for the Plenary Assembly issued a statement calling on government officials to respect the will... Read more
Caritas Buenos Aires strongly rejects threats against priest
Caritas Buenos Aires has strongly rejected the threats made against Father Jose Maria DiPaola, the pastor of Our Lady of... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio warns young people not fall in trap of the 'darkness' of drugs
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, exhorted thousands of students this week not to be trapped by... Read more
Pro-life triumph in Dominican Republic: Lawmakers overwhelmingly reject abortion
An overwhelming majority of Dominican lawmakers voted to protect the country from abortion by modifying the constitution to guarantee the... Read more
Ninth Mexican state thwarts future attempts to legalize abortion
The legislature of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo has approved a law protecting human life and guaranteeing the rights... Read more
Paraguayan bishops deny cover-up of Lugo's children
The executive committee of the Paraguayan Bishops’ Conference issued a statement Wednesday denying it received reports that President Fernando Lugo... Read more
Pope is 'exactly the opposite' of media's portrayal, Argentinean archbishop notes
Archbishop Andres Stanovnik of Corrientes, Argentina revealed details of his recent ad limina visit during a press conference in which... Read more
Mexican bishops reject special protection against drug traffickers
Various Mexican bishops have rejected an offer by officials to provide them with special protection against threats being made by... Read more
Bishops consecrate Mexico to the Holy Spirit
In the Mass opening its 87th Plenary Assembly, the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico consecrated the nation to the Holy Spirit... Read more
Mexican states continue to preempt efforts to legalize abortion
The Nayarit State Congress in Mexico has passed a reform of the state’s constitution that guarantees the right to life... Read more
Paya calls on governments of Americas not to be silent accomplices of Castro
The president of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, called on the governments of the Americas not to be accomplices... Read more
Mexican cardinal stands his ground as feminists push for legal abortion
Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez of Guadalajara in Mexico has rejected attempts by feminist organizations to intimidate the Church into ceasing... Read more
After attack, Cardinal Terrazas says remaining silent 'would be to betray my mission'
Speaking from his home in Masicuri, Bolivia, where he has been resting over the weekend, Cardinal Julio Terrazas of Santa... Read more
Archbishop reminds protesting Chilean workers of moral failure in economic crisis
Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati of Concepcion in Chile said this week the global economic crisis has profound moral roots and that... Read more
Venezuelan bishop: 'I am not afraid of threats'
Bishop Rafael Conde of Maracay in Venezuela rejected threats made against him this week by members of the party of... Read more
U.S. Bishops urge Obama not to blame migrants for border violence
The U.S. Conference of Bishops released a statement today asking President Obama to consider that “migrants are not responsible for... Read more
Canadian Catholic and indigenous leaders to meet with Pope Benedict
On April 29 Pope Benedict XVI will meet with a delegation of aboriginal representatives from Canada along with representatives of... Read more
