Americas News
Bishops of Brazil issue urgent call for end to violence
In a strongly worded statement, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (NCBB) has issued an urgent call to end... Read more
Pharmacists in Buenos Aires denounce schoolbooks that teach how to cause chemically induced abortions
The Buenos Aires College of Pharmacy has denounced a textbook being used in schools that teaches teenagers how to take... Read more
Dominican cardinal exhorts faithful to live the gift of sexuality responsibly
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, said this week sexuality is a gift from God... Read more
Government seeking to impose new family models on Argentinean children, archbishop warns
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, has denounced the country’s government for seeking to impose new “definitions of the... Read more
Bishop calls for Catholic reaction to “moral emptiness of society”
Amidst the heated public debate in Argentina surrounding the recent cases of handicapped women whose families sought to obtain abortions... Read more
Archbishop encourages catechists to spread knowledge of Christ
During the celebration of Catechists Day on August 20, Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of Asuncion, Paraguay, said the role of catechists... Read more
Cardinal encourages young people to put the word of God into practice
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas, congratulated the National Youth Ministry organization last Sunday for... Read more
Spanish Catholic group to finance health care for Amazonian natives
The Spanish NGO Manos Unidos has begun financing a food and health care program in the Peruvian Amazon to more... Read more
Courts halt approval of abortion in Argentina as false information about mother’s pregnancy is discovered
A federal court in Mendoza has accepted a petition to halt the abortion of a baby conceived through rape, after... Read more
Cuban dissident leader’s memory honored during special Mass
The Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, presided at a special Mass last week in memory of Gustavo Arcos Bergnes,... Read more
Brazilian bishops launch campaign for solidarity with Lebanon
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has launched a campaign to encourage solidarity with the people of Lebanon in... Read more
Mexicans who survived nine months at sea attribute rescue to God
Three Mexican fisherman who were believed to be dead but were recently rescued after spending nine months stranded at sea... Read more
Archbishop exhorts Paraguayans to be “lights of hope” in carrying the country forward
Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of Asuncion called on Paraguayans this week to be lights of hope in order to help move... Read more
Negotiations in Colombia for release of hostages held by guerrillas moving forward
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, praised this week the “extremely good will” of... Read more
Mexican bishop says Church will always defend comprehensive sexual education
Reacting to the Mexican government’s proposed reform of sexual education material, the president of the Bishops’ Committee on Family Ministry,... Read more
Brazilian support for abortion waning
A recent poll has revealed that support for abortion in Brazil is waning and that Brazilians do not support efforts... Read more
Bolivian bishop reaffirms right of parents over their children’s education
Auxiliary Bishop Luis Saenz of Cochabamba recalled this week that the education of young people “must have freedom” and that... Read more
Church does not defend nor authorize death penalty, says Peruvian cardinal
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, said this week “the Church does not defend nor authorize the death... Read more
Archdiocese calls for eradication of violence in southern Mexico
The Archdiocese of Antequera-Oaxaca in Mexico has issued a statement calling for an end to the violence that has plagued... Read more
Conference of religious slams new ecclesial movements
During a gathering organized by the Conference of Religious Men and Women of Peru--the local branch of the Latin American... Read more
