Americas News
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
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
