Americas News
Build a civilization of love in the face of a culture of death, Cardinal Ouellet tells Knights
As he opened the Knights of Columbus’ annual convention on Tuesday morning, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Archbishop of Québec, called... Read more
Knights of Columbus launch ‘Fathers for Good’ initiative to strengthen families
The Knights of Columbus is to launch its “Fathers for Good” initiative on Tuesday during the opening session of the... Read more
Reunion of 'tenth-born children' sets Guiness Book world record in Argentina
Forty one people who are the “tenth-born” child in their family met in Buenos Aires in July to honor St.... Read more
Political prisoners suffer inhumane conditions in Cuban prisons
The president of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya Sardinas, has again denounced the inhuman conditions in which political prisoners... Read more
Officials in Ecuador consider importing controversial Spanish school course
The new Constitution of Ecuador currently being drafted could make it obligatory for all schools in the country to offer... Read more
Chilean woman miraculously cured of brain paralysis is now pregnant
Maria Mercedes Correa Maldonado, a 23 year-old Chilean woman who in explicably “woke up” from cerebral palsy when she was... Read more
Future Minister for Women’s Affairs in Paraguay is open supporter of abortion
Gloria Rubin, who has been tapped as Minister for Women’s Affairs by Paraguay’s President-elect and ex-bishop Fernando Lugo, said Wednesday... Read more
Brazilian theologian says ex-bishop President-elect will apply liberation theology in Paraguay
The controversial ex-priest and leader of Marxist liberation theology, Leonardo Boff of Brazil, said this week that the former bishop... Read more
Caritas Internationalis to dispel ‘ignorance’ about Catholic anti-AIDS efforts
In hopes of combating “ignorance” about the Catholic Church’s response to AIDS, the Catholic charity Caritas Internationalis will take part... Read more
Holy See confirms 'loss of clerical state' for former bishop Fernando Lugo
The Holy See has confirmed through the Apostolic Nunciature in Paraguay the loss of the clerical state of former bishop... Read more
Officials confirm discovery of balloon priest’s remains
The body of the Brazilian ballooning priest, Fr. Adelir Antonio de Carli, has been discovered off the coast of Brazil... Read more
Cardinal calls on Peruvian government to resist pressure to approve abortion
During the Te Deum marking Peru’s Independence Day, the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, called on the... Read more
Authorities admit that Brazilian population is getting older at accelerated rate
An official study has confirmed that Brazil’s previous projections regarding its aging population are incorrect and that during 2006 the... Read more
Peruvian archbishop: getting divorced is easier than canceling cell phone service
Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi of Piura called on officials last week to promote measures that help the family instead... Read more
Bishop explains Catholic position in response to death of Chilean woman who refused blood transfusion
In response to the commotion caused by the death of Chilean woman who was a Jehovah’s Witness and refused a... Read more
Chilean youth return from World Youth Day full of evangelical zeal
A group of 528 young people from Chile who traveled to Sydney for World Youth Day returned home on Thursday... Read more
Catholic Church criticizes pro-abortion campaign for using Bible quotes
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Father Hugo Valdemar, criticized a campaign recently launched by “Catholics for Choice”... Read more
Canadian majority opposes Order of Canada for abortionist Morgentaler
A national phone poll of Canadian households claims that 55.8 percent of Canadians oppose the bestowal of the Order of... Read more
Venezuelan bishop warns that the “Chavist” church seeking to name military chaplains
In statements on Union Radio, the vice president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert Leon, warned that the... Read more
Secretary of Nicaraguan bishops slams Chavez’s praise for Castro
Bishop Rene Sandigo, secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua, has joined other Catholic leaders in criticizing Venezuelan President Hugo... Read more
