Americas News

CNA

Priestly celibacy, obedience and prayer find their meaning in the apostolate, says Argentinean bishop

Aug 19, 2004

Bishop Carlos Malfa of Chascomus, Argentina, said this week that celibacy, obedience and prayer are three “absolute requirements” for priestly... Read more

CNA

Dominican Republic Cardinal calls on President to restore morality

Aug 18, 2004

Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, called on President Leonel Fernandez, who began his... Read more

CNA

Church is impartial but not indifferent, says Venezuelan Cardinal

Aug 18, 2004

Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino, Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Venezuela, addressed national leaders this week, saying the bishops’... Read more

CNA

Church in Colombia praises demobilization of six thousand guerrilla soldiers

Aug 17, 2004

Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro of Tunja, Colombia, and Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Colombia praised this week the... Read more

CNA

Thousands of Peruvians in pro-life march demand President ban abortion pill

Aug 16, 2004

Thousands of Peruvians of all ages gathered in front of the country’s Palace of Justice to demand for the protection... Read more

CNA

Archdiocese of Mexico calls for “just and sensible” immigration reform

Aug 16, 2004

Speaking with reporters in the Mexican capital, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Archbishop of Mexico City, criticized the use of rubber... Read more

CNA

Salvadoran Archbishop says country cannot give in to terrorist threats

Aug 16, 2004

Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle exhorted the country’s government and population not to give in to supposed threats by terrorist groups... Read more

CNA

Credibility of peace process depends on both sides, says Cardinal Castrillon

Aug 15, 2004

The Prefect for the Congregation of the Clergy, Colombian-born Cardinal Dario Castrillon, said the credibility of the peace process between... Read more

CNA

Prisoners in Peru donate food rations to victims of freezing weather

Aug 15, 2004

Bishop Miguel Irizar of Callao, Peru, visited inmates at the Miguel Castro Castro maximum security prison, who donated four tons... Read more

CNA

Mexican Archbishop says cultural crisis marginalizes God from all human activity

Aug 12, 2004

Archbishop Hector Gonzalez Martinez of Durango denounced this week the cultural, moral and spiritual crisis which is “bringing us down,”... Read more

CNA

Bishop reiterates call to vote “according to conscience” in Venezuelan referendum

Aug 11, 2004

Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristobal, Venezuela, reiterated this week his call to Venezuelans to fulfill their duty to vote... Read more

CNA

Bishops questionnaire criticized for seemingly supporting Democratic positions

Aug 10, 2004

A political questionnaire, issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholics Bishops and distributed to both major-party presidential candidates, has been... Read more

CNA

Mexican bishops call on government leaders to “learn how to form a consensus and respect differences”

Aug 10, 2004

The president of the Bishops Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, denounced this week the political... Read more

CNA

Cardinal Ratzinger says new springtime of the Church not about numbers

Aug 8, 2004

Speaking with the Polish Catholic news agency KAI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said that the “new springtime” of the Church is... Read more

CNA

Christians should respond to crises and poverty with hope, says Cardinal Bergoglio

Aug 8, 2004

During the celebration of the feast of St. Cajetan, venerated in Argentina as the patron of food and work, Cardinal... Read more

CNA

“Superheroes Anonymous” campaign in Chile encourages heroic service to neighbor

Aug 5, 2004

The international organization Aid to the Church in Need, through its office in Chile, announced the launching of a campaign... Read more

CNA

Liberated bishop says “Colombia deserves peace,” calls for release of all kidnapped

Aug 4, 2004

Just a few days after being released by Marxist rebels in Colombia, Bishop Misael Vacca of Yopal called for the... Read more

CNA

Catholic intellectual says time has come for reconciliation in Cuba

Aug 4, 2004

The editor-in-chief of the Cuban magazine Vitral, Dagoberto Valdes Hernandez, said this week Cuba is in need more than ever... Read more

CNA

Pro-life groups in Puerto Rico mount campaign against judicial nomination

Aug 3, 2004

The Pro-Life Coalition of Puerto Rico has launched a campaign to urge Senators to block confirmation of Anabelle Rodriguez, a... Read more

CNA

Evangelicals back Chavez in Venezuelan recall referendum

Aug 3, 2004

Over two thousand Evangelical churches have thrown their full support behind Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who faces a recall vote... Read more