Americas News
Archbishop of Costa Rica calls for greater voting protection for the blind
Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña of San Jose, Costa Rica, has asked the country’s Supreme Court to issue a ruling in... Read more
Urgent need for Christian witness in public life says Venezuelan bishop
During the celebration of the feast of St. Sebastian this week, Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristobal, Venezuela, said the... Read more
Papal message to conference on Vatican II encourages correct reading of the Council
In a special message from Pope Benedict XVI to the participants of the conference “Vatican Council II: Perspectives for the... Read more
Bishop explains crisis in Catholic education…and what to do about it
During an energetic presentation at the conference “Vatican Council II: Perspectives for the Third Millennium,” held last weekend in Peru,... Read more
Catholics form collective to voice concerns of Church in World Social Forum
A collective formed by Catholics in order represent the Catholic Church will participate in the controversial World Social Forum, to... Read more
Moving testimony by newly-ordained terminally ill priest in Chile
Francisco Jimenez Araya is 30 years old and has suffered from terminal cancer since last November. He has faced his... Read more
Mexican bishops urge laity to participate in politics
The Committee on the Laity of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico is calling on the faithful not to abstain from... Read more
Church defends human dignity, Chilean bishops tell homosexual leader
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic, told a prominent homosexual leader this week that the... Read more
Chilean bishops send congratulations to country’s new Socialist President
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic of Rancagua, together with Cardinal Francisco Javier of... Read more
Human rights defender harassed by Cuban government agents
The President of the Cuban Foundation for Human Rights, Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva, who is blind, is denouncing the psychological... Read more
Venezuela on verge of Marxist dictatorship says cardinal
In one his harshest criticisms to date of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara accused that country’s government... Read more
Believers could become “second-class citizens” in Brazil
The famous Brazilian legal scholar, Yves Gandra Martins, has published an article in the Jornal do Brasil denouncing the government’s... Read more
Mexican bishops exhorts Catholics to tithe
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico, called on the faithful in his diocese this week to take part... Read more
Argentine archbishop says Latin America bears mark of baptism of Jesus
During the celebration of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Archbishop Domingo Castagna said the peoples of Latin... Read more
Bolivian bishops reflect on state of country during retreat
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, Bishop Jesus Juarez, announced this week that during their spiritual retreat... Read more
Apostolic Nuncio in Peru hopeful for peaceful and democratic elections
Speaking on behalf of the entire diplomatic corps in Peru, the country’s Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Rino Passigato, expressed to the... Read more
Legislature must represent plurality of Venezuela, say bishops
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Baltazar Porras Cardozo, said this week the country ought to be... Read more
Judge notes absurdity of defending turtles and at same time legalizing abortion
In an article published in the Brazilian newspaper Jornal O Sul, a judge in Rio Grande do Sul, Alexandre Mussoi... Read more
Pro-life leader denounce international scheme to legalize abortion in Colombia
Although the Colombian media continues to focus on feminist lawyer Monica Roa in the battle over the legalization of abortion... Read more
Efforts to legalize abortion in Colombia continue despite high court’s ruling
Two days after Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled against legalizing abortion in the country because of “a lack of arguments” in... Read more
