Americas News
Brazilian Supreme Court to consider cases on abortion and gay unions
Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases in August on the legalization of abortion for babies with anencephaly and... Read more
Forty-thousand Mexicans to march against legalization of abortion
Nearly 40,000 Mexicans will march on June 22 to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe to pray for the... Read more
Argentinean archbishop says drop in birthrate needs urgent attention
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata warned this week that the fall of the birthrate is “an urgent and very... Read more
Colombian court refuses to recognize abortifacient mechanism of morning-after pill
A federal court in Colombia has thrown out a lawsuit to prohibit distribution of the morning-after pill in the country,... Read more
'Apparitions' of Guazapa not approved by Church in El Salvador
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has said the Catholic Church has not approved the alleged apparitions of Mary... Read more
Salvadoran lawmakers sign compromise to not promote abortion
The 84 lawmakers of the Congress of El Salvador have signed the Book for Life, signifying their commitment to defend... Read more
Archbishop praises Chavez for backing away from law that would endanger Confession
Archbishop Reinaldo del Prette of Valencia has praised the decision by President Hugo Chavez to review a controversial law on... Read more
Church in Colombia praises Chavez for requesting release of FARC hostage
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, expressed his hope this week that Venezuelan President... Read more
Holy Father encourages Brazilians to renew evangelization on anniversary
In a message to the Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Cardinal Odilo Scherer, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Brazilians to continue proclaiming... Read more
Bishops question law that would violate seal of confession in Venezuela
Various Venezuelan bishops are criticizing a new law on national intelligence that would force all Venezuelans to act as informants. ... Read more
Cardinal Tomko appointed Pope's delegate to Eucharistic Congress
In a letter released today, the Holy Father announced the appointment of Cardinal Josef Tomko, president emeritus of the Pontifical... Read more
Colombian archbishop hopeful for humanitarian accord with new FARC leader
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, said that in the wake of the death... Read more
Argentinean bishops urge dialogue in agricultural crisis
In a statement issued at the end of their extraordinary meeting, the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina called for “transparent and... Read more
Cardinal addresses student rioting in Chile
The archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Javier Errazuriz, said this week dialogue is always the best route for resolving complaints, such... Read more
Tunic from Divine Child statue stolen from Venezuelan church
A gold embroidered tunic used to decorate a statue of the Divine Child Jesus has been stolen from the Basilica... Read more
Sex-ed program violates parents rights, says Argentinean pro-family leader
The president of Worldwide Action of Parliamentarians and Leaders for Life and the Family, Senator Liliana Negre de Alonso, warned... Read more
Ontario government has “no confidence” in Toronto Catholic school board
The Province of Ontario has moved to take control of Toronto’s scandal-ridden Catholic District School Board, with the provincial Minister... Read more
Catholics who cannot explain their faith are easy prey for religious sects, warns Fr. Loring
Father Jorge Loring, the famous Spanish Jesuit apologist, said this week Catholics who are not able to give a reason... Read more
Brazilian high court to rule on abortion of anacephalic babies
Justice Marco Aurelio Mello of the Brazilian Supreme Court said that in the wake of the approval of a law... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop prays for victims of plane crash in Honduras
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador offered his prayers this week for the victims of the plane crash last... Read more
