Americas News
Support building in Chile for pharmacies that refuse to sell abortion pill
The organization “Muevete Chile” has launched a campaign to support Chilean pharmacies that refuse to sell the abortion pill (Plan... Read more
UN official says failure to prevent spread of AIDS is fault of Catholic Church, PRI director responds
An official with the UN HIV/AIDS Program has blamed the Catholic Church for not stopping the spread of the disease... Read more
Chavez lashes out at Church in Venezuela for criticizing his reforms
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has reacted violently to a new document by the country’s bishops criticizing his proposed constitutional reforms,... Read more
Chilean government fines pharmacies millions for not selling abortion pill
The Chilean government has imposed multi-million dollar fines on three pharmacy chains for not selling the abortion pill, the legitimacy... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal defends criticism of Chavez reforms
Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino defended the bishops’ recent criticism of proposed constitutional reforms by President Hugo Chavez, saying the bishops’... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico says case closed against Cardinal Rivera
The Archdiocese of Mexico, in an editorial published by its official newspaper Desde la Fe, said this week the lawsuit... Read more
Canadian Bishops deadlock on response to new AI pro-abortion policy
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops(CCCB) has concluded its annual Plenary Assembly without coming to a decision concerning the human... Read more
Venezuelan bishops explain opposition to Chavez’s constitutional reform
The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela has announced its official position regarding the constitutional reform undertaken by President Hugo Chavez, who... Read more
Pro-family group in Panama offers alternative sex-ed formation
The organization “Alliance for Life and the Family” in Panama has sponsored a new bill that would counteract a controversial... Read more
Chile: More than 70,000 young people travel to Shrine of St. Teresa of the Andes
More than 70,000 young people traveled to the Shrine of St. Teresa of the Andes on October 20 in order... Read more
Mexican prelate recounts reaction of elderly parents to news he will become cardinal
Archbishop Robles Ortega of Monterrey, who will receive the red hat from Pope Benedict XVI on November 24, recounted to... Read more
Law on legalizing abortion in Uruguay fails due to lack of votes
On Tuesday night, the Uruguayan Senate decided to postpone a vote until the following day on the “Sexual and Reproductive... Read more
PRD party decides to end protests outside Mexico City cathedral
The organization Peaceful Civil Resistance, which was harassing the Catholic Church after the defeat of PRD presidential candidate Andres Manuel... Read more
Speed up the reform of U.N., says archbishop to the world authority
The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, was in New York yesterday addressing the U.N., where he delivered a speech calling... Read more
Vatican commission denounces corruption and “neo-Marxism” in Latin America
The Holy See Press Office released a statement on the twelfth meeting of the special Council for America of the... Read more
Prominent Venezuelan cardinal dead at 86
Archbishop Baltazar Porras, president of the Committee on the Media of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, announced on Tuesday the death... Read more
Uruguayan Senate set to vote today on abortion
The Uruguayan Senate is set to vote today on a bill that in practice would legalize abortion on demand in... Read more
Catholic women in Argentina target of attacks at National Encounter of Women
The 22nd annual National Encounter of Women held in Cordoba, Argentina, became a platform for launching attacks against Catholic women... Read more
Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico speaks about death threats against Cardinal Rivera
The Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, said this week the “State has the duty to guarantee security for... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal in serious condition, but doctors hopeful for recovery
Doctor Juan Baltar, who is the physician for Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, said this week the cardinal is in... Read more
