Americas News
Archbishop’s prayer for the family distributed in Cuba
The international organization Aid to the Church in Need is distributing five thousand copies in Cuba of the Prayer for... Read more
Puerto Rican archbishop rejects legalization of homosexual unions
The President of the Puerto Rican Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves of San Juan, reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition... Read more
Pro-life leaders denounce report on abortion in Nicaragua
Pro-life doctors and leaders in Nicaragua have strongly denounced the lack of scientific basis and the clear pro-abortion slant of... Read more
Cuban doctors and lawyers obtaining Master in Bioethics from Catholic university in Spain
33 doctors and lawyers from the Diocese of Santa Clara in Cuba are obtaining their Master’s degree in Bioethics from... Read more
Argentinean bishop calls for prayer for CELAM conference
Bishop Jose Luis Mollaghan of Rosario is calling on the faithful in Argentina to pray for the 5th General Conference... Read more
Colombian bishops make energetic call for reconciliation in the country
Amidst the climate of violence and tension which Colombians are suffering, the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, gathered for its 82nd... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop calls for Chavez to stop posturing and address urgent problems
Archbishop Baltazar Porras Cardozo of Merida has criticized the Hugo Chavez regime for its ambiguity and urged the government, “rather... Read more
Puerto Rican bishop says proposed bill against the family is “aberrant”
Bishop Felix Lazaro of Ponce said recently that new changes to the Civil Code regarding the family scheduled to be... Read more
Mexican bishops call for human dignity safeguards in country’s Constitution
The Press Office of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico has issued a statement saying it is “necessary and urgent” that... Read more
Vancouver archbishop attacks cell phone porn campaign
Archbishop Raymond Roussin of Vancouver is speaking up and threatening to take action after Canadian cell-provider Telus announced its decision... Read more
Bishop’s Conference: Venezuela’s educational policy reflects march towards totalitarianism similar to Cuba
The vice president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert, has denounced the government’s plan to emulate “the educational... Read more
Shalom Community receives pontifical recognition
The Pontifical Council for the Laity announced recently the statutes and way of life of Brazil’s Shalom Catholic Community have... Read more
Totalitarianism is on the march in Venezuela, archbishop warns
In a forceful editorial this week, Archbishop Ovidio Perez Morales, one of the most respected Church leaders in Venezuela denounced... Read more
Costa Rican Archbishop: Catholic education is key for evangelization
In a message to the faithful on the occasion of the beginning of the 2007 school year in Costa Rica,... Read more
Nicaraguan Cardinal expresses openness to proposal to head reconciliation commission
Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, said this week that he was open to accepting a proposal... Read more
Important pro-life victory in Panama: government steps back from legalizing abortion
In the wake of massive protests called for by Archbishop Dimas Cedeño of Panama City, the Panamanian government has discontinued... Read more
European Union increases pressure on Nicaragua to legalize abortion
A top EU official has threatened Nicaragua with suspension of economic aid if the government of Daniel Ortega does not... Read more
Poor formation in the faith leads to “silent fleeing of faithful” in Brazil
The secretary general of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNNB), Bishop Odilo Scherer, said the volubility and the... Read more
Beatification cause opened for courageous Argentinean mother who rejected abortion
Archbishop Guillermo Jose Garlatti of Bahia Blanca has opened the cause for beatification of the Servant of God, Maria Cecilia... Read more
Cardinal pleads for calm among Bolivians
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, has called for a cease to “the discourses... Read more
