Americas News
Brazilian priests detail role of Church in case of 9 year-old girl who underwent abortion
A group of priests from the Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife in Brazil have published a letter revealing the details... Read more
Cardinal reminds Chileans that defending life is Church’s unchanging right
The prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, reminded Chileans... Read more
Fifty civil organizations defend strengthening of right to life in Puebla
Some 50 civic organizations in the Mexican state of Puebla are defending the reform of the state’s constitution to protect... Read more
Brazilian abortion advocates using attacks on archbishop as a 'smokescreen'
A Brazilian pro-lifer has explained to CNA that the recent abortion performed on a 9 year-old girl in Recife, Brazil... Read more
Montreal hospital faces $3.5 million lawsuit for keeping disabled newborn alive
Montreal Children’s Hospital faces a $3.5 million lawsuit for allegedly putting a couple’s severely disabled newborn daughter back on life... Read more
Chilean bishops defend unborn from promise of presidential candidate
With a candidate for the Chilean presidency promising to legalize abortion if elected, the president of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference,... Read more
Colombian bishops deplore murder of two Redemptorist priests
The Bishops’ Conference of Colombia issued a statement yesterday expressing its sorrow over the murder of two Redemptorist priests on... Read more
Canadian bishops investigating social arm for funding pro-abortion groups
In a response to recent reports that the Canadian Catholic group, Development and Peace, a part of the Canadian Conference... Read more
Paya calls on U.N. Human Rights Council not to be accomplice of Cuban regime
The president of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, has sent a message to the U.N. Human Rights Commission, calling... Read more
Mexican state of Puebla approves pro-life from of constitution
The Congress of Mexican state of Puebla has approved a reform of the state constitution granting protection to human life... Read more
Buenos Aires bishop says ad limina visit is ‘pastoral and religious’
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Eguia Segui of Buenos Aires denied news reports... Read more
Cardinal Lozano explains position on Eluana Englaro to Mexican media
In response to repeated questions by reporters during his visit to Monterrey, Mexico, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, president of the... Read more
Former Colombian hostage says John Paul II helped her regain her faith
The Colombian lawyer Clara Rojas, who was held hostage by the rebel group FARC for six years, attended Pope Benedict... Read more
Archbishop slams plan by Chavez to centralize authority in Caracas
The second vice president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Roberto Luckert, said this week that the plan by... Read more
Women in White denounce stepped-up repression by Cuban government
The Women in White, a civic movement made up of the wives of Cuban political prisoners, denounced the Communist government... Read more
Argentinean archbishop calls for promotion of women without ideological distortions
Archbishop Andres Stanovnik of Corrientes sent special greetings to the women of Argentina to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday... Read more
Bishops repudiate abuse of girl who underwent abortion in Brazil
The leadership of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has strongly condemned the abuse suffered by a 9 year-old... Read more
Priest stabbed during Mass in Colombia is out of danger
Radio Caracol reported this week that Father Alirio Ramirez was stabbed by an unknown assailant while celebrating Mass on Sunday... Read more
Archbishop calls on Venezuelans to live Lent without violence and in conversion
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, has called on Venezuelans to live this Lent as a time of... Read more
Changes in Cuban government do not mean greater democracy, charges dissident
The president of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, said this week that the changes in the cabinet of Raul... Read more
