Americas News
Independent Catholic magazine in Cuba to cease operations, due to funding shortfall
The Catholic magazine Vitral announced on Tuesday that it would fold due to a lack of resources. Read more
Mexico City official backs abortion for minors without parental consent
The director of the Institute for Youth in Mexico City, Javier Hidalgo, announced this week he would support a move... Read more
Health Minister reveals support for legal abortion in Brazil
Brazil’s Health Minister, Jose Gomes Temporao, announced publicly this week that he supports efforts to legalize abortion in the country,... Read more
Socialists in Mexico now seeking to legalize euthanasia
According to the Mexican daily “Milenio,” this week the Socialist party in Mexico is planning to send another proposal to... Read more
Bishop calls on Venezuelans to come together in unity
Bishop Emeritus Ramon Ovidio Perez Morales of Los Teques has called on Venezuelans to seek unity and fraternity, saying the... Read more
Bishops of Monterrey express rejection of abortion in Mexico
Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Monterrey in Mexico have expressed their concern and rejection of the legalization of abortion... Read more
Colombian bishops express willingness to mediate with guerrillas
Responding to a request for mediation by the National Army of Liberation (ELN), the second most destructive guerrilla group in... Read more
Argentinean archbishop decries media’s ignorance about apostolic exhortation on the Eucharist
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata said this week the lack of knowledge and understanding in the media about the... Read more
Dissident analyzes leading role of Church in transition to democracy in Cuba
The founder and director of the most influential Catholic think-tank in Cuba, Dagoberto Valdes Hernandez, said in an interview this... Read more
Urgent call for consensus by bishops of Ecuador to avoid “destroying the country”
In a statement entitled, “Let’s Not Destroy the Country,” the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador has expressed its concern over the... Read more
Cardinal Rivera reiterates “no” to abortion during Palm Sunday Mass
During his homily on Palm Sunday, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Archbishop of Mexico City, strongly defended the right of the... Read more
Pope to attend inter-religious meeting during visit to Brazil
Pope Benedict XVI will attend a meeting with representatives of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities of different denominations during... Read more
Three thousand march against abortion in Mexican city of Jalisco
More than three thousand people marched peacefully through the streets of the Mexican city of Jalisco this week in order... Read more
74 year-old Brazilian to be ordained to the priesthood in August
On August 19, Valdomiro Marcon will become one of the oldest men in Brazil to be ordained to the priesthood. ... Read more
Proposed law would lead to 150,000 more abortions per year in Mexican Capital, pro-lifers warn
The National Pro-Life Committee in Mexico has warned that if a proposed law legalizing abortion in Mexico City is passed,... Read more
Church in Mexico has right to speak out against abortion, government officials affirm
In response to anti-clerical pressures from leftwing political parties to legalize abortion in Mexico City, the Secretariat for Internal Affairs... Read more
Mexican bishops say votes will not change the Church’s fundamental respect for human life
Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca said this week that even if voters approve of abortion, the Church will... Read more
Argentinean politicians reject Health Minister’s bid for congressional sea
Representatives of various political parties in Argentina have criticized the congressional candidacy of the country’s Health Minister, Gines Gonzalez Garcia,... Read more
Puerto Rican Catholics demand legal defense of traditional marriage
More than 10,000 Catholics gather last weekend in front of the Capitol building in San Juan to demand the Puerto... Read more
Thousands march in defense of life in Mexico
More than five thousand people marched through the streets of Mexico City to the Basilica of Guadalupe to express their... Read more
