Americas News
Converted Mexican author denounces abortion “holocaust”
Eduardo Verastegui, one of the most successful Mexican actors in Hollywood today, has become one of the strongest voices against... Read more
Reach out to fallen away Catholics, says Vatican cardinal
The prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, called on the faithful in Latin America to reach... Read more
Bishops in Mexico call for conscientious objection against "appalling killing" of abortion
The archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, together with his auxiliary bishops, issued a statement on Sunday expressing their... Read more
Uruguayan bishops express grave concern about new law on civil unions
The bishops of Uruguay said this week a proposed law on civil unions "merits serious reflection" and that making civil... Read more
Pope concerned about abuse of power in Venezuela, says bishop
The vice president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert, said last Friday that during an audience with Pope... Read more
No opposition from Wisconsin Catholic Conference re emergency contraception bill
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference has decided not to oppose a bill that would require all hospitals, including Catholic health facilities,... Read more
Political party in Mexico launches legal initiative to stop spread of abortion to other Mexican states
Lawmakers of the National Action Party (known as PAN in Mexico) in the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City have launched... Read more
Conn. bishops issue ‘action alert’ re bill that threatens religious freedom
The Connecticut Catholic Conference has warned that a new bill passed in the Senate threatens religious freedom in the state. Read more
Mexican bishops remind doctors of right to conscientious objection re abortions
The bishops of Mexico called on doctors in Mexico City not to perform abortions and reminded them of their human... Read more
St. Louis media actively seeks public opinion about archbishop’s decision re Crow
The St. Louis media seems to be running a campaign against the Catholic Church, following Archbishop Raymond Burke’s protest of... Read more
UN officials push for therapeutic abortion before Nicaraguan Supreme Court
A leading pro-life activist in Nicaragua has denounced two UN officials for appearing before the country’s Supreme Court in order... Read more
Officials deny Social Security health care system will provide abortion services in Mexico City
Although the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City legalized abortion up to the director of the Mexican Institute of Social Security,... Read more
Womb now most dangerous place in Mexico, bishop laments
The president of the Committee on the Family of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martinez, warned that the... Read more
Mexico City abortion vote 'catastrophic', says pro-life leader
Mexico City’s decision on Tuesday to legalize abortion on demand is “catastrophic," said Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, STL, president of Human... Read more
Holy See denies political meddling by Pope in Mexico abortion controversy
The sub-director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Father Ciro Benedettini, denied this week that Pope Benedict XVI meddled in... Read more
Colombian court temporarily suspends arrest order against archbishop
A Colombian court in the city of Manizales has temporarily suspended an arrest order against Archbishop Fabio Betancourt Tirado, who... Read more
Sentence of Guatemalan bishop’s killers ratified
Guatemala’s Constitutional Court has ratified the 20 year prison sentence handed down against those responsible for the death of Auxiliary... Read more
Civil disobedience and media campaign urged to stop spread of abortion in Mexico
Various civil groups in Mexico have announced they will defer to the official reaction of the Archdiocese of Mexico City,... Read more
Persecution of the Church comes with faithfulness, says Argentinean Cardinal
In his opening address for the 93rd Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, conference president Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio... Read more
Abortion legalized in Mexican capital
On Tuesday evening the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City, dominated by members of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution,... Read more
