Americas News
Venezuelan bishops call on lawmakers to respect “moral patrimony” of marriage
In response to a proposal in the National Assembly to speed up passage of homosexual unions, the president of the... Read more
Mexican official under pressure to resign for public expression of faith
The Front for Secular Culture, a conglomerate of anti-religious groups such as Catholics for a Free Choice, is demanding Mexican... Read more
Pope exhorts Brazilian bishops to proclaim Gospel of Peace
In a telegram to Cardinal Eusebio Scheid, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Pope Benedict XVI sent his blessing to the... Read more
High court suspends anti-life law in Guatemala
The Supreme Court of Guatemala has placed a new law on family planning under provisional suspension, at the request of... Read more
Colombian bishops call on FARC to end conflict through negotiations
Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, called on the members of the Armed Revolutionary Forces... Read more
Honduran bishop hopeful dialogue with gangs will lead to peace
Auxiliary Bishop Romulo Emiliani of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, said this week he is hopeful dialogue between the government and... Read more
Laity taking active role in preparations for next CELAM meeting
The General Secretary of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, praised the active role the laity are taking... Read more
Mexican bishops criticize efforts to restrict faith to private life
Several Mexican bishops have criticized efforts to keep faith out of the public arena and restrict it to private life. Read more
Guatemalan bishops ready to challenge constitutionality of anti-life law
The Bishops’ Conference of Guatemala is poised to file a petition before the country’s Supreme Court to stop a new... Read more
Mexican bishop says Church and State not rival institutions
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, said this week the continuing collaboration between... Read more
Argentina medial society backs government official’s opposition to drug parties
The Society of Medical and Biological Ethics of Argentina announced its support this week for the Health Minister of the... Read more
Shrine of Aparecida in Brazil preparing for 2007 CELAM conference
Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis of Aparecida, Brazil, said this week the Shrine of Aparecida is beginning preparations to host the... Read more
Chilean senator says homosexual unions and abortion part of new government’s agenda
A Socialist party senator in Chile said this week the country’s newly elected government led by President Michelle Bachelet plans... Read more
Church in Costa Rica extends pre-marital preparation to help prevent failed marriages
In response to an increase in failed marriages in Costa Rica, the Church in that country has decided to extend... Read more
World Forum on Ethics calls for family to be declared patrimony of humanity
At the conclusion of the World Forum on Ethics, which was held simultaneously in five cities in Mexico from January... Read more
100,000 children write letters to Supreme Court opposing legalization of abortion in Colombia
Several pro-life groups in Colombia have launched a campaign to collect 100,000 letters from children in Medellin calling on the... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls border wall an “error”
During the III National Congress of the Mexican Bishops’ Committee on Culture, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City, called... Read more
Argentine bishop says family and human person should be priorities for the State
Bishop Ruben Frassia of Avellaneda, Argentina, said this week the defense of the family and the human person are priorities... Read more
Spanish government to push homosexual agenda at World Social Forum
A Spanish government official in charge of working with NGOs has announced he will advance the Zapatero administration’s proposals for... Read more
Venezuelan bishops demand respect from government to improve cooperation
A delegation of Venezuelan bishops who met with President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday told the leader they would like greater... Read more
