Americas News
Pope Benedict praises fruitful collaboration between Church and state in Peru
Today in the Vatican, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of Alfonso Rivero Monsalve, the new ambassador of... Read more
Mexican bishops call abortion and infanticide abominable crimes
The Press Office of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico issued a statement this week denouncing the “moral malice of procured... Read more
Argentinean archbishop warns of danger in losing sense of good and evil
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes warned this week of the constant danger of losing the sense of good and evil... Read more
Venezuelan Cardinal warns against Marxist-Leninist Socialism of Chavez
The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa, said this week Venezuela would not benefit from the installation of a brand... Read more
Haiti to host 3rd Caritas Encounter for Latin America and the Caribbean
From March 19-23 Haiti will host the 3rd Continental Meeting of Caritas Social Ministry and the 16th Latin American and... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop confirms Vatican sanction of Jesuit theologian
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador confirmed this week that on Thursday the Congregation for the Doctrine of the... Read more
Catholic lawyers in Mexico join together in defense of life
The College of Catholic Lawyers in Mexico City announced this week it would begin a series of efforts in defense... Read more
Argentinean archbishop warns of climate favorable to legalization of abortion
In his weekly program, “Keys to a Better World,” Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata warned that a climate favorable... Read more
Jesus was no socialist, guru, or hippie, but rather the Son of God, says Venezuelan bishop
In an article published this week Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristobal warned against misinterpreting the person of Jesus as... Read more
Church in Brazil responds to president: distribution of condoms is the real hypocrisy
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has issued a strongly-worded response to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who... Read more
Health policy gives green light to “therapeutic abortion” in Peru
Health officials in Lima have adopted a new norm at one of Lima’s state-run hospitals that would permit therapeutic abortion. ... Read more
Lima Cardinal says Eucharist is central for the baptized
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, said this week in order for participation in Sunday Mass to... Read more
Pro-life Chileans seek legal protection for the unborn
Pro-life groups in Chile are pushing for legislation to give legal status to human embryos and to the unborn at... Read more
Argentinean medical ethics group warns that court ruling will open the door to legal abortion
The Argentinean Society for Medical and Biological Ethics warned this week that a court ruling that grants prosecutorial immunity to... Read more
Morning-after pill “is not emergency contraceptive but rather emergency abortion”
The director of the Institute for Bioethics of the Catholic University of La Plata, Juan Carlos Caprile, said this week... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop calls for halt to negative campaign against Guatemala
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has called for a halt to the “negative campaign against Guatemala” which has... Read more
World seems to have no need for God, says Argentinean bishop
Bishop Ruben Frassia of Avellaneda said this week “the world appears to no longer have any time for God,” and... Read more
Argentinean popular faith in “state of crisis,” bishop says
Bishop Adolfo Urinoa warned last week of the faith of the people faces a “situation of urgency” and that Catholics... Read more
Castro regime’s Office of Religious Affairs responsible for obstructing faith in Cuba
An independent journalist has published a bold article on the role that Communist Cuba’s Office of Religious Affairs has played... Read more
Paraguayan bishop resubmits request for release from clerical state
Although the Holy See has already refused his request to be released from the clerical state, the former Bishop of... Read more
