Americas News
Argentina and Vatican agree to dialogue and collaboration
Leaders from all around the world have gathered in Rome for a meeting on food security with an emphasis on... Read more
Salvadoran president to receive Path to Peace award
The Path to Peace Foundation, an agency established to support the work of the Holy See’s mission to the United... Read more
Brazil Without Abortion movement decries approval of research with embryos
The movement Brazil Without Abortion decried the ruling by the country’s Supreme Court to uphold the Law on Biosecurity that... Read more
Pope calls for continued reform in Guatemala
On Saturday morning the new ambassador from the land of “eternal spring” or Guatemala was received by Pope Benedict at... Read more
Political authorities cannot restrict or eliminate human rights, Mexican bishop warns
Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martinez of Tehuacan in Mexico said last week that political authorities of any level “lack the faculties... Read more
Cardinal Lozano expresses thanks for prayers during struggle with cancer
Speaking on Mexican television, the president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, thanked the faithful... Read more
Brazilian bishops deplore approval of law allowing research on embryos
The Bishops’ Conference of Brazil issued a statement yesterday deploring the approval of law that allows research with human embryos... Read more
Bishops call on Mexicans to bravely defend life
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico has sent a message to Catholics urging them to courageously defend the unborn as a... Read more
Archbishop of Toronto chastises wayward Catholic school board
As the Toronto Catholic District School Board works to avoid being taken over by the provincial government, the Archbishop of... Read more
Paraguayan president-elect names ex-priest Minister of Social Affairs
In a decision that could increase tensions with the Vatican, Paraguay’s president-elect, former bishop Fernando Lugo, has named ex-priest Pablino... Read more
Gynecologists and obstetricians of Ecuador reject abortion
In a document containing fifteen conclusions from a “Workshop on the Prevention of Abortion,” organized in Guayaquil by the Ecuadorian... Read more
Peruvian feminists expel pro-lifers from press conference
Two renowned pro-life leaders in Peru were kicked out of a press conference organized by pro-abortion organizations who promoted the... Read more
Drugs, violence and vandalism characterize homosexual parade in Sao Paulo
Theft, violence, vandalism and public consumption of drugs characterized the 12th annual “Homosexual Parade”, which was held in Sao Paulo,... Read more
Church calls on FARC to reconsider peace in wake of leader’s death
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, said the death of FARC leader “Tirofijo” could... Read more
Mexican bishops call on former president to cooperate in investigation into cardinal's murder
As the fifteenth anniversary of the murder of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo of Guadalajara was marked in Mexico, the... Read more
Spanish Socialist party leader pushing homosexual agenda in South America
Pedro Zerolo, a well-known homosexual activist and the executive secretary of Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE), traveled last week to Argentina,... Read more
Book examines unresolved issues in investigation of murder of Mexican cardinal
“The Truth Will Set You Free. Be Not Afraid. And the Murder of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo?” is the... Read more
Diocese of Prince-Albert receives new bishop
The Vatican announced today that the Holy Father has appointed a new bishop for the Diocese of Prince-Albert in Canada.... Read more
Uruguayan bishop rejects offensive billboards used by abortion supporters
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay, Bishop Carlos Collazzi, has strongly rejected a campaign to legalize abortion being... Read more
Cardinal Errazuriz adds his voice to Chile's Plan B debate
In response to the news from President Michelle Bachelet that the government will renew its efforts to distribute the so-called... Read more
