Americas News
Mexican bishops express support for Catholic homosexual outreach group
The Archdiocese of Mexico has expressed its support for Courage Latino, a Hispanic version of the successful Catholic ministry for... Read more
Bishops warn power vacuum can turn Mexico into an ungovernable country
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico issued a statement this week warning that the power vacuums created by the corruption and... Read more
Colombian bishops: child’s right to a father and a mother supersede homosexual demands
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marlanda, reiterated this week the Church’s opposition to the... Read more
US and Mexican bishops acknowledge challenge of immigration for society and the Church
The president of the Committee on Migration of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Ciudad Juarez, said... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop denounces occupation of Cathedral by protestors
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador denounced the occupation of the city’s Cathedral this week by a group of... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls for respect for election results
The Archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, called for respect for the results of the country’s upcoming elections and... Read more
Argentinean lawmaker calls Health Minister’s comments on abortion “macabre”
State representative Jorge Enriquez of Buenos Aires denounced comments made last week by Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia, who called... Read more
Society disfigured by invention of homosexual “marriage” says Lima cardinal
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, denounced the existence of a worldwide campaign that sells “damaged goods,” calling... Read more
Dominican bishop: education is key to building nations
Auxiliary Bishop Amancio Escapa of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, said last week that education is the foundation upon which nations... Read more
Desire to “take over” Colombia complicates negotiations with rebels, says prelate
During his recent visit to Aid to the Church in Need in Germany, the Apostolic Vicar of San Vicente Puerto... Read more
Argentinean bishop denounces bill that would promote sterilizations
In a statement released this week, Bishop Jorge Luis Lona of San Luis, Argentina, denounced a local proposal that would... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico: despair can lead to unwanted violence
The weekly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Desde la Fe (“From The Faith”), published an editorial this week... Read more
Cardinal exhorts Bolivians to seek peace and reject hatred
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, Cardinal Juan Terrazas Sandoval, called on Bolivians this week to reject the... Read more
Archbishop of San Salvador proposes strengthening values to combat gangs
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, told young people this week that stronger moral and civic values... Read more
Venezuelan leader seeks modification of Penal Code in order to legalize abortion
Representatives of Venezuela’s ruling party lead by President Hugo Chavez have presented two bills that would reform the country’s Penal... Read more
Bolivian bishop calls on lawmakers to resign
Bishop Jesus Perez of Potosi, Bolivia, is calling on the country’s congressional representatives to shorten their terms in office in... Read more
Diocese denounces disappearance of priest in rebel controlled area of Colombia
The Diocese of Garzon in Colombia is denouncing the disappearance of a priest who was on a humanitarian mission in... Read more
Argentinean bishop says man is not to be object of consumption
Bishop Juan Ruben Martinez of Posadas, Argentina, said this week human beings should not be considered “objects of consumption”. Read more
Chilean archbishop warns “modernist tendencies” are harassing the Church
The Archbishop emeritus of La Serena, Chile, Bernardino Piñera, said this week that “modernist and secular tendencies” are harassing the... Read more
Bishops warn of pressure from NGOs to legalize abortion in Dominican Republic
The Bishops’ Conference of the Dominican Republic warned this week that pro-abortion NGOs associated with international organizations are pressuring to... Read more
