Americas News
Canadian Catholic magazine faces legal attack for criticizing homosexuals
A Catholic magazine in Canada faces severe legal attack and possible censorship after a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights... Read more
Catholic shelters help migrants into U.S. amid immigration controversy
Many Catholics and Catholic organizations are assisting migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexican border in their search for work, Reuters reports. Read more
50,000 Mexican youth to participate in pilgrimage to Mt. Christ the King
More than fifty thousand young people in Mexico will participate in a pilgrimage organized by the Witness and Hope Movement... Read more
Female guerrilla member escapes from FARC to avoid forced abortion
A 17 year-old member of the Marxist rebel group FARC who is three months pregnant has escaped from the organization... Read more
Release of hostages a demand of humanitarian rights, Colombian bishop says
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, said the release by the rebel group FARC... Read more
Nuncio in Mexico reiterates Church’s opposition to euthanasia
During a press conference this week, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, reiterated the Church’s opposition to euthanasia,... Read more
Guerrilla leader behind death of Colombian bishop captured
The Colombian government has announced the capture of a key leader of the National Liberation Army (ELN), Carlos Marin Guarin,... Read more
Cardinal Ortega: Church in Cuba “is alive and united with her people”
In an extensive interview with the magazine “Espacio Laical,” published by the Archdiocese of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega said... Read more
Cardinal Saraiva announces canonization of Ecuadoran woman in 2008
The prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, announced this week that among the... Read more
Bishops of Colombia support end of guerilla’s “media show”
The secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, said this week the country’s bishops support the decision... Read more
Cubans may have their second blessed in November
Venerable Jose Olallo Valdes, a religious from the Brothers of St. John of God, may become Cuba's second person to... Read more
Nicaraguans defend anti-abortion laws against “grossly inaccurate” AP story
Three prominent Nicaraguans have reacted to an Associated Press story that claimed that Nicaragua’s new strict anti-abortion law had cost... Read more
Cardinal Rivera denounces excesses of reporters who “destroy the reputation of others”
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, denounced the excess of reporters who “destroy the dignity, the good name... Read more
Authentic spirituality of hope must be recovered, says Argentinean archbishop
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, said this week that an “authentic spirituality of hope” which “helps us prepare... Read more
Argentinean bishop: “At Bethlehem we learn that life is better in the family”
Bishop Luis Armando Collazuol of Concordia and advisor to Catholic Action Argentina, said this week, “If on becoming man God... Read more
Bishop’s hunger strike fails to prevent Brazilian river diversion
A Catholic bishop’s hunger strike protesting a controversial river diversion faced a further setback when the Brazilian Supreme Court overruled... Read more
Argentinean governor vetoes pro-abortion law
In a decision applauded by pro-life groups, the new governor of the Argentinean province of La Pampa, Mario Jorge, has... Read more
Cardinal Robles: Family is natural institution and basis of society
The Archbishop of Monterrey, Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega, said this week that the family is “an institution that is natural,... Read more
Vatican asks Brazilian bishop to immediately end hunger strike
The Holy See, through the Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, has asked Bishop Luiz Flavio Cappio of the Diocese of Barra... Read more
NGO promoting abortion pills and legalization of abortion in Latin America
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Gynuity, which promotes chemical abortion worldwide, has published a new paper on its website aimed to... Read more
