Americas News
Portuguese bishops reiterate that marriage can only be between man and woman
The Bishops’ Conference of Portugal has reaffirmed its rejection of the government’s attempts to make homosexual unions equal to traditional... Read more
Finances must be used to develop nations, Argentinean archbishop says
This week, Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina remarked that the current financial crisis is due to people looking... Read more
Colombian archbishop laments violent death of priest
Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin expressed his condolences this week over the violent death of Father Juan Gonzalo Aristizabal,... Read more
Archbishop Chaput tells business leaders to ‘light the marketplace’
On Tuesday morning Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput addressed 100 business, banking and legal leaders in downtown Toronto. Noting... Read more
Spanish celebration brings to light need for evangelization in Latin America
Every year the Pontifical Commission for Latin America celebrates Hispanic-American Day, which this year falls on March 1. This year,... Read more
Church in Cuba needs more room for action, lay magazine asserts
The magazine Espacio Laical of the Archdiocesan Council of Laity of Havana, has repeated the request by the Church in... Read more
Denver archbishop warns against ‘spirit of adulation’ surrounding Obama
Canadians packed St. Basil’s Church in Toronto on Monday evening to hear Archbishop Charles Chaput speak about how Catholics should... Read more
Bolivian bishops reject arbitrary detentions committed by government
The Bolivian Bishops’ Conference expressed support this week for the Apostolic Vicar of Pando, Msgr. Luis Casey, who rejected the... Read more
Argentinean cardinal calls for solid priestly formation to evangelize culture
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, stressed the need this week to provide seminarians with a solid... Read more
Population reduction does not alleviate poverty, Argentinean archbishop warns
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina, said this week it is deceitful to claim that in order to... Read more
Chilean spouse hopes for 'miracle' for wife in fourteen year-long coma
Carlos Abarca visits his wife Erika Sotelo three times a day. She has been in a coma for the last... Read more
Colombian bishops reaffirm their commitment to achieving peace
At the conclusion of their 86th Plenary Assembly, the bishops of Colombia issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to the... Read more
Venezuelan bishops encourage voting ‘without fear’
The leadership of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference issued a statement on Friday in anticipation of the Feb. 15 vote on... Read more
Link between slain archbishop and paramilitary chief categorically dismissed
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Ruben Salazar Gomez, has strongly and categorically dismissed any link between... Read more
Pro-life leader denounces government's ‘efficiency’ in distributing morning after pill
The Director for Latin America of the Population Research Institute, Carlos Polo, expressed his bewilderment this week at the “efficiency”... Read more
University student union revokes pro-life students’ club status
A pro-life group under fire from the University of Calgary has had its university club status revoked by the student... Read more
Argentinean pro-lifers condemn abortion performed in Santiago del Estero
Pro-life groups are condemning the decision to perform an abortion at the Regional Hospital of Santiago del Estero on a... Read more
Church in Colombia reiterates willingness to facilitate dialogue
During his opening remarks for the 86th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Ruben Salazar underscored that... Read more
Security increased at Nunciature and Bishops’ Conference in Venezuela
The newspaper El Diaro Catolico of Venezuela reported this week that in the wake of recent terrorist attacks the Venezuelan... Read more
Vice President of Peruvian Congress says abortion solves nothing
The Vice President of the Peruvian Congress, Fabiola Morales Castillo, said this week, “We cannot allow children to be killed... Read more
