Americas News
Argentinean archbishop laments loss of food set aside for the needy
Archbishop Mario Maulion of Parana, Argentina, expressed regret this week at the loss of more than 100,000 pounds of groceries,... Read more
Peruvian bishop says country lacks will to get rid of corruption
Bishop Miguel Irizar Campos of Callao, Peru, said this week Peruvian society continues to be rampant with corruption because there... Read more
Mexican bishops say morning after pill is “lethal weapon”
Several Mexican bishops have denounced the possible inclusion of the morning after pill in government sponsored health plans, calling it... Read more
Bishops from Canada and Europe visit Guatemala to promote social assistance
A delegation of bishops from Europe and Canada are visiting Guatemala this week in order to assess the level of... Read more
Young Catholics in Argentina committed to political involvement
Participants in the Encounter of Young Political and Social Leaders, which took place this month in Argentina and was organized... Read more
Cardinal confronts Venezuelan president over democracy in the country
Recent comments by Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, president emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, regarding... Read more
Archbishop hopes for swift return of Salvadoran soldiers in Iraq
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador said this week he hopes the war in Iraq will end soon so... Read more
Parkinson’s sufferers in Argentina grateful for example of John Paul II
The Argentinean daily La Nación featured a story last week on the testimony of a group of Parkinson’s sufferers who... Read more
Honduran diocese joins lawsuit against the State over prison deaths
The Diocese of San Pedro de Sula has joined with family members of the victims of a May 2004 prison... Read more
Bishop reminds Argentineans “man comes from God and is not product of chance”
Bishop Andres Stanovnik of Reconquista reminded Argentineans as they celebrate the country’s independence day that “the fundamental truth that makes... Read more
Fourteen Chilean dioceses to celebrate Social Weeks
As part of the activities surrounding the canonization of Chilean Father Alberto Hurtado, fourteen dioceses in Chile will take part... Read more
Venezuelan bishops call for defense of human life through dialogue
The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela concluded its Plenary Assembly this week with a call to engage in dialogue to defend... Read more
Basilica in Argentina celebrates 17,000 hours of continuous Eucharistic adoration
The faithful of the Basilica of San Jose de Flores in Buenos Aires are celebrating their second year of perpetual... Read more
Venezuelan bishops reiterate rejection of proposal to allow abortion
Archbishop Baltazar Porras Cardozo of Merida and president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, reiterated this past week the Church’s... Read more
Catholics should engage in civil disobedience against anti-life legislation
The President of the Committee on Missions of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa of Cuernavaca, said... Read more
Concern in Uruguay over decision by cable ops to cancel EWTN
Popular Jesuit priest Father Horacio Bojorge denounced the decision by two cable operators in Montevideo to drop EWTN from their... Read more
Cardinal Rivera says Mexico still in need of true religious freedom
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said this week the country is still in need of true... Read more
Paraguayan bishop says homosexual “marriage” is a fruit of an age of decadence
Bishop Claudio Gimenez Medina of Caacupe and President of the Paraguayan Bishops’ Conference told the Fides news agency this week... Read more
Argentinean bishop says education key to social integration
The president of Caritas Argentina, Bishop Jorge Casaretto, said last week that improving education is the key to overcoming “the... Read more
Mexican bishops: life is a gift, no right to die
The Bishops Conference of Mexico issued a statement last week reiterating that life is a gift from God which man... Read more
