Americas News
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
Cubans honor exemplary Catholic politician during Catholic Social Week
As part of the ninth Catholic Social Week, sponsored by the Justice and Peace Committee of the Bishops Conference of... Read more
Holy See encourages spread of Social Christian thought in Cuba
In a message sent to Bishop Juan Garcia Rodriguez, President of the National Committee for Justice and Peace of the... Read more
Church calls for respect for culture of Argentineans in controversial sex-ed program
The Vicar of Education for the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Father Juan Alberto Torrella, took part in a meeting at... Read more
Proposed legislation threatens defense of life in Venezuela
The Venezuelan organization Volunteers for Life is launching a major effort to challenge two proposed laws that promote the decriminalization... Read more
Archbishop says Gospel offers complete "cure" for stress
The Archbishop of Durando, Mexico, Hector Gonzalez Martinez, warned Mexicans this week that people who suffer from illnesses due to... Read more
Condemnation of offensive portrayal of Virgin Mary on Argentinean television
The Foundation Argentina for Tomorrow denounced an offense committed against the Virgin Mary on a television program in which the... Read more
Solution to moral crisis only found in conversion, Argentinean bishops say
The Bishops Conference of Argentina published a letter this week in which they said only “a long process of conversion”... Read more
Lack of jobs an attack on human dignity, says Peruvian Cardinal
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, said this week “the lack of work is not an economic or political... Read more
Doctors support Church’s call for removal of abortion pill from Ecuador
The Medical Federation of Ecuador has joined the Catholic Church in denouncing the abortifacient nature of the morning after pill... Read more
Mexican bishops: building of casinos not “panacea” for development
The Bishops Conference of Mexico warned this week that approval of a new law on casinos is not the path... Read more
Mexican bishops call for better treatment of immigrants
On the second day of its Fall General Assembly, the Bishops Conference of Mexico encouraged the country’s government to work... Read more
Archbishop tells Argentineans no excuse for attacks on life
Addressing issues of human life and the family, Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, said this week, “Respect for life... Read more
Ecuadorian Bishops demand abortion pill be withdrawn from country
The Secretary General of the Bishops Conference of Ecuador, Bishop Jose Vicente Eguiguren, called for the protection of life from... Read more
Cardinal calls on Chileans to have courage to face painful history
The Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Francisco Errazuriz, encouraged Chileans this week to calmly accept and face the painful conclusions of... Read more
Bishop in Venezuela says government support needed for Church schools
Bishop Mario Moronta of Los Teques, Venezuela, said this week the Church in that country is able to continue operating... Read more
Religious freedom is not an excuse for slumbering faith
The Archbishop of Durango, Mexico, Hector Gonzalez Martinez, reminded the faithful this week that the religious freedom that has been... Read more
Bishops call for day of prayer for peace
The Bishops Conference of the Dominican Republic has called for a day of prayer to be held November 21 for... Read more
Cardinal Rivera: Resurrection of Christ makes Christians free
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, reminded believers this week that the resurrection of Christ “drives Christians to... Read more
Violence and force to achieve victory is no triumph, says Catholic magazine
The latest edition of the official Catholic magazine of the Archdiocese of Havana, “Palabra Nueva,” called on Cubans to banish... Read more
