Americas News
Venezuelan police block humanitarian effort by Church representative
The Venezuelan police force prevented a Church representative from carrying out a specifically humanitarian effort last week at the embassy... Read more
Cubans joining together in prayer crusade for unity
Thanks to an effort by a group of Catholics, hundreds of Cubans gathered together in churches throughout the country on... Read more
Judge says "no more" morning after pill in Ecuador
A judge in Ecuador ruled in favor of a petition filed by a group of lawyers against the morning after... Read more
Government of Buenos Aires offers lukewarm apology for blasphemous art exhibit
In an effort to address the concerns of Catholics, the Secretary for Culture of the city of Buenos Aires, Gustavo... Read more
Peruvian bishops say stable and Christian families needed to avoid AIDS
As people around the world marked World AIDS Day, the Health Ministry Department of the Peruvian Bishops Conference called on... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio exhorts Argentineans to persevere in faith in response to blasphemous art exhibit
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, called on the faithful this week not to be afraid and to... Read more
US and Mexican Bishops to meet to discuss issue of migrant rights
Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Juarez, Mexico, said this week bishops whose dioceses are on the borders of the US... Read more
Chilean bishop: Reconciliation and forgiveness difficult for non-believers
Bishop Gonzalo Duarte of Valparaiso, Chile, told Chileans this week that seeking reconciliation and forgiveness can be very difficult for... Read more
Legislator attempts to block “abortion boat” from docking in Argentina
A Buenos Aires Congressman has launched a legal effort to keep the Dutch abortion ship “Aurora” from docking in Argentina... Read more
Church calls for justice and forgiveness after release of torture report in Chile
The Executive Committee of the Bishops Conference of Chile is calling on Chileans to respond with justice and a spirit... Read more
Church in Central America announces plan for rehabilitation of gang members
Auxiliary Bishop Romulo Emiliani of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, announced this week that the Episcopal conferences of Central America will... Read more
New president of Chilean Bishops Conference says: “We will be passionate defenders of life”
Bishop Alejandro Goic, the new president of the Bishops Conference of Chile, announced this Friday that the bishops of the... Read more
Argentinean bishops announces march for life and the family
Bishop Ruben Frassia of Avellaneda, Argentina, announced last Saturday that the Church will promote a huge march for life that... Read more
Nuncio in Bolivia says only dialogue will help to overcome crisis
The Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, said this week the current social crisis facing the country can only... Read more
Cardinal calls for easier registration of religious weddings in Chile
While participating in the General Assembly of the Bishops Conference of Chile, the Conference’s president, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, insisted... Read more
Turn off your TV to protest poor programming, says Argentinean school for parents
In response to the lack of interest on the part of television producers to improve the quality of TV programs... Read more
Cardinal Rubiano calls on Colombians to support paramilitary groups choosing to disarm
The Archbishop of Bogota, Colombia, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, called on Colombians this week not to reject the gestures by... Read more
Bishop in Southern Mexico concerned about spread of gangs
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas said this week the spread of juvenile gangs is an... Read more
Group of obstetricians seek legalization of anencephaly abortion in Peru
The Peruvian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (PSOG) plans to send a new “protocol” to doctors this week what would... Read more
Bishops evangelize Cuba with comic books on the saints
Thanks to assistance provided by Aid to the Church in Need, the Bishops in Cuba are now evangelizing the country... Read more
