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Bishop calls on Mexico and US governments to address border violence
The President of the Committee on Human Migration of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Juarez, has... Read more
Number of priests killed in Colombia rising
According to statistics from the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, with the recent killing of two priests in the Colombian diocese... Read more
Nuncio calls for respect for women in Cuba
During the Mass for the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, the Apostolic Nuncio in Cuba, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi,... Read more
Mexican bishop calls for life without parole for kidnappers
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, has called on the Mexican... Read more
Argentine archbishop: protect the family from harmful foreign influences
The president of the Committee on the Family of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Archbishop Carlos Nañez of Cordoba, exhorted... Read more
Assassination of a Colombian priest while teaching a class in rural school
The President of the Colombian Bishop´s conference (CEC), Msgr Luis Augusto Castro denounced the assassination of a priest that was... Read more
Cause for canonization of priests assassinated during Argentine dictatorship under consideration
Three priests of Irish origin and two Spanish seminarians assassinated during the Argentine military dictatorship could be raised to the... Read more
Brazilian bishops reaffirm condemnation of abortion and euthanasia
In an open and direct condemnation of abortion and euthanasia, the bishops of Brazil, gathered for their annual assembly in... Read more
Bishops confirm the assassination of two priests in Colombia
The Colombian Bishop’s conference (CEC) confirmed the assassination of two priests in Ocaña, at the north of the city of... Read more
Argentine bishop: Social doctrine of the Church is not an ideology
The Apostolic Administrator of Resistencia, Argentina, Bishop Carmelo Giaquinta, said this week “the social doctrine of the Church is not... Read more
President of Brazil acknowledges government crisis in letter to bishops
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva,” has sent a letter to the National Conference of Bishops of... Read more
Brazilian bishops to publish document on national crisis
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, which is holding its general assembly, announced that it will release a document... Read more
Colombian young people to hold simultaneous day of reflection during WYD
The Archdiocese of Bogota has organized a day of reflection to coincide with World Youth Day in Cologne, to give... Read more
Cardinal calls on rebel leader to stop complaining and come up with proposals
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said criticism of the political class by the leader of the... Read more
Cuba to send 31 young people to WYD
The Church in Cuba has sent 31 young people to Cologne for World Youth Day, the Conference of Catholic Bishops... Read more
Religious leaders in Argentina sign joint declaration against terrorism
Representatives in Buenos Aires of the three monotheistic religions signed a joint declaration on Tuesday rejecting “all forms of fundamentalism... Read more
Mexican bishops appeal to Supreme Court to prohibit abortion pill
The newspaper of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara is reporting this week that fifteen Mexican bishops have filed a legal appeal... Read more
WYD announces cancellation of controversial rock band’s performance
In an email message sent to hundreds of people who expressed their concern over the participation in World Youth Day... Read more
Venezuelan bishops refrain from making official statements on Chavez regime
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Baltazar Porras, told reporters this weekend the Conference will not make... Read more
Socialist party leader in Bolivia proposes legalization of abortion
Bolivia’s Socialist Party leader Evo Morales said this week the government should approve a new law on sexual and reproductive... Read more
