Americas News
Government decries judicial ruling ordering arrest of Colombian archbishop
The Minister of the Interior and of Justice in Colombia, Carlos Holguin, has criticized the ruling of an appeals court... Read more
Cardinal Rivera thanks Pope for “paternal concern” over anti-life threat
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has sent a letter of thanks to Pope Benedict XVI for... Read more
Pope sends letter to Mexican bishops calling for resistance to legalization of abortion
In a letter to the Mexican bishops made public last Friday, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his concern over efforts to... Read more
Catholics and Protestants unite in opposition to abortion and homosexual unions in Paraguay
Catholics and Protestants came together outside the Cathedral in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion to express their rejection of a... Read more
Peruvian archbishop says defense of family will be priority at upcoming CELAM meeting
The President of the Committee on the Family and the Defense of Life of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Jose... Read more
Liberation theologians announce counter event to CELAM meeting
Some of the world’s most controversial promoters of liberation theology have announced their participation in a “Latin American Theology Seminar”... Read more
Argentinean cardinal says schools should help students discover meaning of life
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has challenged Catholic teachers in the country to work for a... Read more
Nicaraguan Cardinal: nothing can justify abortion
In an interview with the CAN news agency, Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, Archbishop emeritus of Managua, said abortion for any... Read more
Colombian senator wants to pay men to undergo vasectomies
A Colombian senator has proposed a new law that would provide economic and professional aid to men who undergo a... Read more
16th century Bible stolen from church in Honduras
A Latin translation of the Bible that was brought from Spain to Honduras in 1537 has been stolen from a... Read more
Lawmakers elected to preserve common good and not to violate right to life, bishops warn
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, which is meeting in Plenary Assembly this week, has reaffirmed its position in defense of... Read more
New abortion protocol equivalent to “permission for killing” says Argentinean archbishop
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata has denounced the Minister of Health of the province of Buenos Aires for granting... Read more
CELAM president hopeful V Conference will awaken missionary spirit in Catholics
In an interview with the Catholic News Agency, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz of Santiago, president of the Latin American Bishops’... Read more
Catholic lawyers criticize Mexican lawmakers for “hatred” of the Church
The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers of Mexico, Armando Martinez Gomez, criticized Mexican lawmakers this week for their... Read more
False Catholics scandalized by term “murder” but still support it, Mexican archdiocese states
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Father Hugo Valdemar Romero, criticized the group “Catholics for a Free Choice”... Read more
Children, parents crowd Montreal Cathedral for visit with bishop
More than 1,500 people - children preparing for the sacrament of confirmation, and their families - crammed into Montreal’s Mary... Read more
Founding bishop of Catholic magazine in Cuba hopeful closing will be temporary
In statements to the website EncuentroEnLaRed.net, Bishop Emeritus Jose Siro Gonzalez of Pinar del Rio and founder of the Catholic... Read more
Abortion proponents subject to defamation lawsuits, says Catholic lawyer in Mexico
The president of the College of Catholic Lawyers in Mexico, Armando Martinez, said this week the director of Catholics for... Read more
More than a million people expected to join Pope in Brazil
One of the hosts of Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to Brazil, Archbishop Odilo Scherer, said this more than one... Read more
Brazilian bishops: Right to life not subject to referendum
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil, Archbishop Odilo, said this week the country’s bishops reject a government... Read more
