Americas News
Legalization of sexual relations between children “aberrant” says Peruvian bishop
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Peru, Bishop Juan Jose Larraneta, called a new law approved by the... Read more
Euthanasia not merciful, says Mexican cardinal
Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City said on Sunday that there is no mercy in euthanasia and criticized a... Read more
Bishops denounce moral crisis as root of political problems in Brazil
The executive committee of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has issued a statement entitled “Democracy and Ethics” affirming... Read more
Medical College of Peru embraces abortion
Officials at the Medical College of Peru (MCP) decided this week to publish an “official document,” harshly contested by its... Read more
Bishops’ committee says Argentinean Supreme Court has defended right to life of the unborn
The Committee on Marriage and the Family of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina issued a statement this week recalling that... Read more
Bishop suspends priest running for political office in Ecuador
Archbishop Vicente Cisneros of Cuenca announced this week the suspension of the priestly faculties of Father Fernando Vega, who decided... Read more
Brazilian super model answers colleague: abortion is never justified
Brazilian super model Fernanda Tavares criticized the statements of her colleague and personal friend, Gisele Bundchen, who recently came out... Read more
Colombian Senate rejects bill to make homosexual unions equal to marriage
Despite having been approved by the House of Representatives, the Colombian Senate definitively rejected a bill that would have granted... Read more
Leftist politicians push bill to legalize euthanasia in Mexico
As part of their anti-life agenda, which has been successful in getting abortion legalized and homosexual unions equated to marriage,... Read more
Archbishops says Venezuelans have no faith in government-run elections
The vice president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Roberto Luckert, said recent actions by the Chavez government, such... Read more
Catholic Church is preferred target of militant atheism, says Argentinean archbishop
During his weekly radio program, Archbishop Domingo Salvador Castagna of Corrientes said the Catholic Church is the preferred target of... Read more
Dissident leaders historic peaceful march for liberation of political prisoners in Cuba
Marta Beatriz Roque, the Cuban economist who has become one of the most prominent dissidents in that country, led a... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop calls on US senators not to reject immigrants
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador called for just immigration reform in the US this week and said US... Read more
Colombia inches closer towards making gay unions equivalent to marriage
Colombia’s Congress took another step this week towards making homosexual unions equivalent to marriage by approving a law that grants... Read more
Bishops upset over leak of Aparecida document
Speaking to the Mexican news agency Notimex, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez of Guadalajara (Mexico) and Archbishop Alberto Taviera Correa of... Read more
US and Mexican bishops approval statement on immigration reform
The bishops’ conferences of Mexico and the US have issued a joint statement supporting immigration reform in the US that... Read more
Costa Rica to bestow honorary distinction on John Paul II
The Costa Rican Congress has accepted consideration of a bill that would bestow a special honorary distinction on Pope John Paul... Read more
Cardinal Rivera presents new book containing collection of his teachings
The archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, presented his new book this week entitled, “The Tree of Life,”... Read more
Church in Ecuador reiterates priest cannot be political candidate
The Committee on Ecclesiastical Law of the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador reiterated this week that the Church cannot allow Father... Read more
Woman miraculously cured after finding prayers to Friar Galvao online
A woman devoted to San Antonio de Santa Ana Galvao, or Friar Galvao, as he is known in Brazil, said... Read more
