Americas News
Catholic magazine in Cuba says new government should step up changes
The latest edition of the Archdiocese of Havana’s publication “Espacio Laical” features an extensive article on the new government of... Read more
Law that would have legalized abortion in Brazil unanimously rejected
On Wednesday Brazil’s Social Security and Family Commission unanimously voted to reject a new law that would have legalized abortion... Read more
Bishops denounce trafficking and abuse of minors in Brazil
Two bishops in northern Brazil have denounced the increase in human trafficking and said that authorities have not been able... Read more
New trial begins in case of murdered American sister in Brazil
The Brazilian courts have initiated a new trial of the men accused of killing the American religious sister, Dorothy Stang,... Read more
Human rights cannot be “invented,” says Peruvian cardinal
During his weekly radio program, the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, said human rights are recognized, not... Read more
Priest assassinated in Mexico
Two unknown men killed 33 year-old Father Julio Cesar Mendoza, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima, on May 1 in... Read more
Child cured of anencephaly through intercession of Virgin of Lujan completely normal
The Catholic magazine “Cristo Hoy” in Argentina has published an article on a mother who entrusted her daughter to the... Read more
Holy Father appoints bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon
Today Pope Benedict appointed Fr. Byran Bayda as bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians. The bishop-elect will... Read more
‘Fear of fertility is an evil that dehumanizes us,’ says Mexican archbishop
During celebrations marking the International Day of the Child, Archbishop Chavez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca said having children should not be... Read more
Offer Cuban society the only true hope: Jesus Christ, Pope tells bishops
Every five years a group of Cuban bishops travel to visit with the Pope and to visit the tomb of... Read more
New seminary in Havana will form more than 100 seminarians
The Italian news agency SIR has reported that more than 100 seminarians will be able to study in the new... Read more
Archbishop recalls relationship between work and man’s dignity
Archbishop Jose Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz recalled this week that International Workers’ Day, May 1,... Read more
Cause of beatification opened for Guatemalan Carmelite religious
The Archbishop of Guatemala, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno, has opened the cause of beatification for Carmelite Sister Maria Teresa of... Read more
Archbishop of Guayaquil clarifies that he did not ask for special rights for homosexuals
In an open letter to Ecuadorian Catholics, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador, Archbishop Antonio Arregui of Guayaquil,... Read more
Catholic Church and Christian groups support veto of abortion law in Uruguay
The Catholic Church in Uruguay, together with seven Christian groups, has sent a letter to the country’s president, Tabare Vazquez,... Read more
Education should not be part of a political battle, say Venezuelan bishops
The Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference said this week that education should not be made a political issue, because it is the... Read more
Venezuelans celebrate beatification of Mother Candelaria de San Jose
Fifty thousand people were on hand at the Central University of Venezuelan’s baseball stadium for the beatification of Mother Candelaria... Read more
There is no right to kill a child, Mexican leader reminds amidst abortion debate
The director of the international office of Fundacion Vida, Paulina Sada, underscored that a pregnant woman “has no right to... Read more
Former guerillas and paramilitaries leave Cathedral of Bogota
After several hours occupying the Cathedral of Bogota on Thursday, some 250 guerilla fighters and paramilitary groups have left the... Read more
Brazilian bishop says Church did not encourage missing priest to take balloon flight
Bishop Joao Alves Dos Santos of Paranagua said this week the Church warned Father Adelir de Carli, who disappeared last... Read more
