Americas News
Pope to send two messages to World Meeting of Families
The organizing committee of the Sixth World Meeting of Families which will open in Mexico City on January 14 announced... Read more
Catholic experts warn against bill that would legalize euthanasia in Uruguay
This week the John Paul II Archdiocesan Institute of Bioethics warned that a new bill being discussed in the Uruguayan... Read more
Organization launches campaign to fight homosexual unions in Chile
The organization, Muevete Chile has launched a campaign to stop the Senate committee from approving a measure that would open... Read more
Bolivian bishops reject president’s ‘abuse of power’ with the press
The Bolivian Bishops’ Committee on Social Education has rejected the “authoritarianism and abuse of power” exercised by President Evo Morales... Read more
On feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, faithful pray for justice and end to violence in Mexico
On the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, the rector of the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico... Read more
Scholars call for gender ideology to be removed from public education in Puerto Rico
The president of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Marcelina Velez de Santiago, together with other academic scholars, is... Read more
Christmas is about Christ, not gifts, cardinal reminds Catholics
The Archbishop of Guatemala, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno, called on the faithful in that country not to reduce Christmas to... Read more
Bolivian bishops reject attacks on Pope and Cardinal Terrazas by government
The bishops of Bolivia have rejected the “irreverent statements” made by representatives of the Evo Morales government against Pope Benedict... Read more
Youths joining gangs reveal social fragmentation, Archbishop Aguer warns
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina has called for attention and care for young people who feel driven... Read more
Archbishop calls Mexicans to convert and reject violence and hatred
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has called on the faithful to seek out true conversion during... Read more
Congressmen in Costa Rica reminded of their duty to protect fundamental values
The Catholic Action Archdiocesan Forum in Costa Rica has reminded the country’s lawmakers of their duty to protect the fundamental... Read more
New book by Peruvian founder released at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
The new book “Formacion y Mision” (Formation and Mission) by Luis Fernando Figari, superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae... Read more
Bolivian lawmaker announces plan to tax Masses
The Bolivian media is reporting that after the vote on the country’s new Constitution on January 25, the government of... Read more
Panamanian congress shelves controversial law against life and the family
Panama’s House of Representatives has decided to suspend discussion on a controversial law on sexual and reproductive education which was... Read more
President of Uruguay leaves Socialist Party after rift over abortion
An official from Uruguay’s Socialist Party revealed this week that President Tabare Vazquez resigned from the party several days ago... Read more
Church not a political player, but it must promote human dignity, says Holy Father
Upon receiving the letters of credence from the new ambassador of Argentina to the Holy See this morning, Pope Benedict... Read more
Mexicans say last goodbyes to Catholic politician who defended life
Mexicans are mourning the loss of Carlos Abascal Carranza, one of the most prominent Catholic politicians known for openly professing... Read more
Dominican cardinal blasts the U.N. for promoting immorality
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, expressed his disbelief this week that the U.N., which... Read more
Cardinal Martini’s book gives scandal to the faithful, archbishop says
Archbishop Hector Aguer of the La Plata in Argentina said on Monday that the new book by Cardinal Carlo Maria... Read more
Cuba now has second blessed, a ‘champion of charity’
Thousands of Cubans came together on Saturday for the beatification of Father Jose Olallo Valdes, called the Father of the... Read more
