Americas News
Panamanian government taking advantage of bishops’ absence to pass new law on "reproductive health"
Pro-family groups in Panama are denouncing the government’s Ministries of Health and Education for taking advantage of the absence of... Read more
Venezuelan bishops encourage active but non-violent participation in public life
The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela issued a statement this week inviting "all Venezuelans to actively and decisively participate in the... Read more
Legalization of abortion could spread to other states in Mexico, cardinal warns
The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez, warned this week that the bad example of Mexico’s Supreme Court in... Read more
Peruvian archbishop calls for end to protests and for more dialogue
Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren has called on Peruvians to set aside protests, conflicts and confrontations and to instead use dialogue... Read more
Crisis of violence in Mexico has its roots in loss of values, bishops say
Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca and his Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Campos Conteras said in a recent statement that... Read more
Expert warns that upcoming summit on young people is anti-life and anti-family
A group of pro-life and pro-family experts has warned that the upcoming summit “Youth and Development,” which will be held... Read more
President of Colombian bishops: No to legalizing the killing of innocents in Colombia
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Ruben Salazar Gomez has issued a statement about the efforts to... Read more
World financial crisis is a consequence of idolatry of money, Peruvian cardinal says
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, said this week the financial crisis in the United States and the... Read more
Nuncio in Bolivia calls for peace in the country
In response to the violence and confrontations that are sweeping across Bolivia, the Apostolic Nuncio to that country, Archbishop Luciano... Read more
Venezuelan lay group rejects Chavez’s authoritarian laws
The National Council of Laity in Venezuela expressed its rejection this week of a package of 26 laws passed by... Read more
Brazilian cardinal says after abortion for anencephaly babies others could be next
The Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Cardinal Odilo Scherer asked Brazilians this week if the country’s Supreme Court legalizes abortion for... Read more
Video shows abortion supporters harassing Catholics outside church
A video posted on YouTube.com put on full display the ferocity of abortion supporters who were participating in the National... Read more
Archdiocese of Caracas demands Venezuelan military return chapel
In a statement the Archdiocese of Caracas demanded that the government and the Venezuelan military return the Chapel of Jesus... Read more
Crime of euthanasia will always be immoral, warns Colombian cardinal
The Archbishop of Bogota, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano, defended the right to life of the terminally ill this week in response... Read more
Anencephaly babies are living beings, says Brazilian doctor
Brazilian gynecologist and obstetrician Elizabeth Kipman Cerqueira defended the pro-life position before the country’s Supreme Court this week arguing that... Read more
Peruvian cardinal calls for family-friendly legislation
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, renewed calls this week for “legislation that respects the human nature of... Read more
Strong condemnation by Mexican bishops of terrorist attack in Morelia
The bishops of Mexico have strongly condemned a terrorist attack that took place in the city of Morelia this week... Read more
Young people need hope and wisdom of the elderly, says Argentinean cardinal
During a Mass for the elderly at the archdiocesan cathedral, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires said old age... Read more
Ecuadoran bishops demand Correa respect opinion of bishops and priests
The adjunct Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador, Father Nicolas Dousdebes, has sent a letter to President Rafael... Read more
Judge in Argentina rules rape victim does not have to undergo abortion
After weeks of investigation, a family court judge in the Argentinean province of Mendoza blocked a request by a woman... Read more
