Americas News
Brazilian lawmakers organize seminar in defense of life
Pro-life legislators in Brazil organized a National Seminar in Defense of Life on Wednesday, bringing together representatives of the Health... Read more
Pro-life triumph in Colombia as Constitutional Court refuses to legalize abortion
The Constitutional Court of Colombia has ruled it is “inhibited” from legalizing abortion in that country, saying the arguments presented... Read more
Vote on abortion in Brazil postponed for second time
The vote on a bill that would legalize abortion in Brazil for any reason during all nine months of pregnancy... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop suggests postponing elections in wake of accusations of fraud
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela, has called for the postponement of this Sunday’s elections in order to clear up... Read more
Free contraceptives do not promote responsability, Colombian bishops warn
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, warned this week that the free distribution of... Read more
Argentine bishop reiterates human sexuality’s link to love
“We value human sexuality as something very important, but we see it from the perspective of man. WE believe sexuality... Read more
Mexican bishop reiterates Church’s commitment to encourage voting
Bishop Onesimo Cepeda of Ecatepec, Mexico, said this week the Catholic Church is committed to encouraging Mexicans to participate in... Read more
Church in Brazil begins Advent with evangelization campaign
Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Archbishop of Sao Salvador de Bahia and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil, inaugurated the... Read more
Martyrdom inseparable from authentic Christianity, says Mexican bishop
During a veneration ceremony of the martyrs of Leon, who were beatified last week in Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin... Read more
Bishops call on Chileans to recover authentic meaning of the family
The Bishops’ Conference of Chile concluded its Plenary Assembly last week with the publication of a pastoral letter entitled, “Marriage... Read more
Guatemalan government to possibly veto new law legalizing abortion
Just days after Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada of Guatemala City warned of the dangers of a new family planning law that... Read more
Colombian bishops praise restarting of negotiations between government and rebel leaders
Bishop Fabian Marulanda of Florencia and Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia praised the decision by President Alvaro... Read more
Argentinean bishop says sins of omission are also sign of rejection of God
Bishop Jorge Luis Lona of San Luis, Argentina, said this week “the rejection of God is not only conveyed by... Read more
Overcome violence with good, say bishops of El Salvador
In a pastoral letter the Bishops’ Conference of El Salvador has called on authorities and society at large to assume... Read more
Laity lacks formation to evangelize, Mexican bishop says
Auxiliary Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega of Monterrey, Mexico, said this week the laity’s lack of formation has hindered their ability... Read more
Former UN Population Fund official says organization makes pro-abortion policies a condition for economic aid
A former official of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) says the international organization requires that NGOs include the concepts... Read more
Chilean bishop exhorts parents to request religion classes in school
Parents should demand religion classes at public schools because children have a right to them, said Chilean Bishop Hector Vargas... Read more
Castro meets with bishops to celebrate 70th anniversary of relations between Holy See and Cuba
Cuban president Fidel Castro met with the country’s bishops Wednesday night to mark the 70th anniversary of official relations between... Read more
Catholic clergy not involved in “marriage” of former Brazilian president
Archbishop Jose Carlos Melo of Maceio, Brazil, said this week no Catholic priest was involved in a “simulated wedding” between... Read more
Dominican Republic cardinal warns of danger of violence against immigrants
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has asked the country’s authorities to address the... Read more
