Americas News
Holy See aware of difficult situation in Venezuela, says Father Freites
The rector of the Venezuelan College at the Vatican, Father Pedro Freites, said the situation of violence, the violation of... Read more
Cardinal Terrazas calls for peace in overcoming crisis in Bolivia
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, has called for peace in order to achieve... Read more
Mexico celebrates Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Mexico City on Wednesday to celebrate the 476th anniversary of the apparition of... Read more
Priest prays, not pays, for parking fine
A judge in southern Chile sentenced a Catholic priest to recite seven psalms daily for three months as a punishment... Read more
Benedict XVI expresses solidarity with besieged Venezuelan cardinal
Pope Benedict XVI has sent a brief letter to the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, in which he... Read more
Canadian bishops call on government to oppose capital punishment internationally
The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked the Prime Minister of Canada to “strenuously” intervene when... Read more
Guatemalan bishops call on Congress to approve adoption law to combat trafficking of children
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Guatemala, Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini, called on the country’s Congress this week to approve... Read more
Archbishop Luckert: Don’t be surprised if Chavez starts inventing things against the Church
The vice president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Roberto Luckert, expressed his solidarity this week with Cardinal Jorge... Read more
Sympathizers of Chavez government attack Cardinal Urosa
In a letter to his fellow Venezuelan bishops, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas revealed that he was “violently verbally... Read more
Cuba: victims of Tropical Storm Noel getting help from the Church
The Church in Cuba has mobilized to offer food and clothing to the thousands of people affected by Tropical Storm... Read more
Social justice and not tubal ligations solution to poverty, says Argentinean bishop
Bishop Juan Ruben Martinez of Posadas in Argentina said this week, “Poverty is not solved by tubal ligations or other... Read more
Lawmakers in Mexico City approve law allowing for suspension of extraordinary treatment
The legislative assembly of Mexico City has approved a law allowing terminally ill patients to reject treatments that would not... Read more
Catholic school board okays Pullman books
A Catholic school board in Ontario is under fire for approving Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" trilogy for its school... Read more
Bishop to send 500 missionaries to evangelize poor areas in Peruvian port city
On December 16, more than 500 missionaries from the Diocese of Callao will be commissioned by their local bishop, Miguel... Read more
Protestors beaten, arrested in Cuban church before Mass
Plainclothes police burst into a Catholic church in eastern Cuba, beating and using pepper spray on a group of dissidents... Read more
Brazilian president convenes and sponsors country’s first homosexual summit
President Luiz Inazio Lula da Silva of Brazil has announced the country’s first National Conference of Homosexuals, Bisexuals, Transvestites and... Read more
Argentinean bishop leads march against abortion in La Pampa province
Bishop Rinaldo Fidel Bredice of Santa Rosa (Argentina) led a huge pro-life march towards the headquarters of the provincial government... Read more
Venezuelans are democratic and want to live in peace, says archbishop
Commenting on the defeat Sunday of a referendum on constitutional reform, Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro and vice president of... Read more
Cardinal Rivera praises faithful for not responding to protests with violence
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, praised the faithful this week for not responding with violence to... Read more
Archbishop warns against influence of diabolic practices
Referring to the unsolved murder of a boy by a satanic cult in 2006, Archbishop emeritus Domingo Salvador Castagna of... Read more
