Americas News
Bishop says unborn child forgotten in recent debate about abortion in Argentina
In response to a recent decision by the Supreme Court of the Buenos Aires province that authorized an alleged rape... Read more
Mexican cardinal calls for acceptance of Electoral Tribunal’s ruling on election results
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has called on Mexicans to accept the decision of the Federal... Read more
Free Trade Agreement outside purview of Church’s mission, bishop says
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Costa Rica, Bishop Jose Francisco Ulloa Rojas of Cartago, said this week that... Read more
Keep God in schools, Bolivians tell government
Thousands of students and parents marched through the streets of the city of Oruro demanding that the government respect the... Read more
Pro-life groups warn approval of sterilization in Argentina jeopardizes human rights
Pro-life groups in Argentina are warning that a new law on vasectomies and tubal ligations that was approved by the... Read more
Officials in Buenos Aires to poll residents on the issue of abortion
The Health Minister of the Buenos Aires province in Argentina, Claudio Mate, announced that the local government will carry out... Read more
Catholic dissident leader in Cuba calls for peace and unity
Amidst uncertainty about the health of Fidel Castro and a temporary transferal of power to his brother Raul, the leader... Read more
Feminists attack Catholic University over rector’s offer to adopt unwanted baby
A group of 30 feminists led a march to the Catholic University of La Plata on Tuesday attacking it’s rector... Read more
“Luke-warm Christians” will not change Paraguay, archbishop warns
Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of Asuncion called on the faithful this week to embrace their role in the Church and in... Read more
Faithful commemorate 15th anniversary of death of Polish priests in Peru
Dozens of people gathered in the Peruvian city of Pariacoto for a pilgrimage and special Mass to commemorate the 15th... Read more
Dominican cardinal denounces continued influence of drug traffickers in police force
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, said this week the “shameful” incident in which a... Read more
Bishop slams government official for criticizing priests
The president of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Alejandro Goic, came to the defense of priests in his country and... Read more
Paraguayan children take part in Great Walk of Love for children throughout the world
The members of Catholic group, Missionary Children, took part Monday in the Great Walk of Love in protest of the... Read more
Pro-life group denounces efforts by congresswoman to punish local judge
The organization Pro-Life Argentina has denounced calls by two pro-abortion lawmakers to sanction a lower court judge who ruled against... Read more
“Women in White” march to demand release of political prisoners in Cuba
The “Women in White,” an association of wives and family members of political prisoners in Cuba, organized a public march... Read more
Church has commitment to proclaim the truth, says Peruvian cardinal
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima said this week the Church is committed to authentic truth, in spite of all... Read more
Brazilian conference reiterates family based upon marriage as the foundation of society
Hundreds of participants in a Brazilian conference titled, “Family and the Media: for the sake of a culture of life... Read more
Cuban bishops pray for peace, protection for their country
In a statement which was written as Fidel Castro prepared for surgery and provisionally yielded power to his brother Raúl... Read more
Peace endangered by lack for respect for dignity of the person, says Dominican cardinal
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, has warned that peace is... Read more
Bishop says Church did, in fact, denounce human rights violations during Argentinean dictatorship
Bishop Roberto Rodriguez of La Rioja has rejected criticism that the Church did not denounce human rights violations during Argentina’s... Read more
