Americas News
Cardinal Bergoglio says Catholic Charities not just another NGO
During the inauguration of a new Catholic Charities center in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of the Argentinean capital,... Read more
Church in Colombia calls for release of hostages during Easter season
At the beginning of the Easter Season, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, Archbishop of Bogota and President of the Colombian Bishops... Read more
Venezuelan Cardinal denounces “dictatorial tendencies” of Chavez
Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara, who worked with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican and is now retired and living... Read more
Judge’s decision to allow homosexual couple to adopt rejected in Chile
The Church and several family groups are reacting against the decision of an Appeals court in Temuco, Chile, to grant... Read more
Church in Colombia repeats call for truce during Holy Week
Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, is repeating the Colombian bishops’ call for a truce that... Read more
Church in Venezuela responds to new attacks by President Chavez
Bishop Roberto Luckert Leon of Coro, Venezuela, responded to new attacks by the country’s president Hugo Chavez, emphasizing that the... Read more
Peruvian Bishops demand “truth about morning after bill” not be distorted
The leadership of the Peruvian Bishops Conference issued a statement protesting “the distortion of the truth about the morning after... Read more
“The Passion” shows strength of Mary’s faith, says Brazilian Archbishop
Archbishop Murilo Krieger of Florianopolis, Brazil, said the person of Mary in “The Passion of the Christ” reminds us that... Read more
World meeting on the family concludes calling for protection of “natural marriage”
The Third World Congress on the Family, which took place this week in Mexico City, concluded yesterday with a statement... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani says challenge for modern world is to accept moral order
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, Peru, said during a local radio program that the solution to the violence... Read more
Apostolic Nuncio exhorts Mexicans to live faith as a “true commitment” in face of increasing sects
During his visit to Hermosillo to celebrate the 60th anniversary of ordination of Archbishop Emeritus Carlos Quintero Arce, the Apostolic... Read more
Brazilians hoping for legal recognition of Day of the Unborn Child
As thousands of people around the world celebrated the Day of the Unborn Child on March 25, Brazilians commemorated the... Read more
Archbishop asks government to promote abstinence among Puerto Rican young people
During the Mass for the Day of the Unborn Child, celebrated on March 25, the Archbishop of San Juan, Puerto... Read more
Catholic priest and rabbi to participate in debate on “The Passion of the Christ” in Argentina
An Argentinean discussion group is organizing a debate on Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” on March 30 between... Read more
President of Peruvian Bishops Conference says “Morning after pill is unconstitutional”
The president of the Peruvian Bishops Conference, Bishop Hugo Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins said the abortifacient contraceptive, known as the “morning... Read more
“Passion”: first movie in 34 years for Honduran Cardinal
According to Catholic radio in Honduras, Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua, saw “The Passion of the... Read more
Colombian senator plans trip to Peru to promote “homosexual rights”
Piedad Cordoba, a liberal senator from Colombia, has announced that during an upcoming visit to Peru she will take the... Read more
Successful opening weekend for “The Passion” in Latin America
Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” has become a box-office hit in Latin America, out-selling any other movie in... Read more
Mexican Bishop invites fallen-away Catholics to “return home” this Lent
In a message for the Lenten season, Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, called on... Read more
Suffering of Jesus in “The Passion” touching hearts, says Brazilian bishop
The head of the Brazilian Bishops Conference’s Committee for Culture, Education and Social Communications, Bishop Orani João Tempesta of Sao... Read more
