Americas News
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Possible papal visit to Quebec inspires hopes of Catholic revival
A massive Catholic event is scheduled to take place in Quebec City in June 2008. Canada's first Eucharistic Congress since 1910... Read more
Bishops defend right of pharmacists to conscientious objection
The president and general secretary of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference came to the defense of the “legitimate right” of pharmacists... Read more
Analyst anticipates Brazilian government will push to legalize abortion against will of majority
A renowned analyst in Brazil anticipates that the country’s government will not stop its campaign to legalize abortion, despite recent... Read more
Abortion legalization in Mexico City motivates pro-life activists
The six months of legalized abortion in the nation's capital of Mexico City have triggered significant Mexican pro-life efforts to... Read more
Catholic Church in Mexico discourages Halloween celebrations
As many people prepare to celebrate Halloween today, the Catholic Church in Mexico has published an article describing the holiday... Read more
Church faces difficult times, says Nuncio in Mexico
After a meeting this week with the governor of Sonora, Eduardo Bours, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre,... Read more
Chavez reforms would restrict freedom and make power of State absolute, warns Venezuelan archbishop
Archbishop Reinaldo Del Prette of Valencia reaffirmed the recent statements by the bishops of Venezuela calling President Hugo Chavez’s constitutional... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez defends massive march for life
During a pro-life march organized by the Catholic Church last weekend in protest of a bill that would legalize abortion... Read more
Cardinal Ortega announces visit to Cuba by Vatican Secretary of State
The Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, has announced that Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will visit Cuba... Read more
Cardinal Urosa demands Chavez withdraw constitutional reform
The archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, has called on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to withdraw his plans for... Read more
Protecting environment and human development are not at odds, says archbishop to UN
The environment, sustainable development, and the place of man in the world were the topics of a recent statement to... Read more
Brazil urgently needs political reform, says head of bishops’ conference
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil, Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, said this week the country is passing through... Read more
Church in Brazil reiterates desire to host WYD
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has reiterated its desire to host the next World Youth Day after Sydney... Read more
Rio de Janeiro governor promotes legalization of abortion to reduce number of criminals
The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cabral, has proposed legalizing abortion as means for reducing the number of criminals... Read more
Leading presidential candidate in Argentina will neither support nor prevent legalization of abortion
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who leads the polls in the Argentinean presidential campaign, said this week she is against abortion... Read more
Feminists don’t speak for women, says Dominican cardinal in blistering reply
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo, responded to criticism by radical feminists this week who accused him... Read more
Chavez is Caribbean version of French “I am the State,” warns Venezuelan archbishop
The vice president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Roberto Luckert, has called on the leader of the National... Read more
Man who murdered American nun condemned to 27 years in prison
Rayfan das Neves Sales, who killed American Sister Dorothy Stang on February 12, 2005, in the Brazilian region of Anapu,... Read more
Catholics in Costa Rica concerned about cable company dropping EWTN in Spanish
Several Catholic organizations in Costa Rica have expressed concern about EWTN’s Spanish-language channel possibly being dropped by Cable Tica. Read more
Venezuelan cardinal rebuffs attempts to silence legitimate criticism
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, said this week that as a Venezuelan, he has the right to... Read more
