Americas News
Joint statement against terrorism by Catholics, Jews and Muslims in Argentina
The archdiocesan chancery of Buenos Aires will host a ceremony next Monday, August 8, in which Catholic, Jewish and Muslim... Read more
Spanish rock band invited to perform at World Youth Day slams Pope Benedict
In an interview with a popular music website in Chile, the Christian rock band from Argentina, Rescate, which boasts of... Read more
Plenary Council of Venezuela expresses “complete solidarity” with Cardinal Castillo Lara
The bishops of Venezuela gathered in a Plenary Council issued a statement Monday expressing their “complete and absolute solidarity with... Read more
Archdiocese denounces artificial insemination for homosexuals
The controversial case of an Argentinean lesbian couple attempting to undergo artificial insemination in order to have a child has... Read more
Government commission recommends legalization of abortion in Brazil
A government commission established to study the question of abortion in Brazil has made its official recommendation that the practice... Read more
Priest must be reflection of Christ, says bishop at international meeting
Bishop Ramon Calderon Batres of Linares, Mexico, told reporters covering the V International Retreat for Priests in Monterrey that “the... Read more
Bishops of Brazil seek voice in debate over legalization of abortion
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has issued a statement asking to be included in the debate over the... Read more
CELAM bishops says socialist governments imposing anti-life policies on Latin America
The vice president of the Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM), Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes of Texcoco, Mexico, is denouncing the... Read more
Cardinal says Venezuelan President ‘needs exorcism’
On Sunday, Venezuela’s Cardinal Rosalio Castillo, who has been a vocal critic of that country’s president, Hugo Chavez, called the... Read more
New pro-life ministry started at Mexico’s Guadalupe Basilica
The ministry coordinator of the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Msgr. Pedro Agustin Rivera Diaz, announced this week that... Read more
Mexican cardinal says Marian devotion key to addressing problems in the Church and the world
In remarks opening the Guadalupan Congress at the parish of Santa Maria of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera... Read more
Bishop warns against confusion from New Age among Catholics in Argentina
Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, warned the faithful this week against religious syncretism, which mixes “truth... Read more
Cardinal Bertone: “The definition of marriage has been destroyed”
During his recent visit to Argentina, the Archbishop of Genoa, Italy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, denounced the disintegration of marriage as... Read more
Chavez “is not Catholic,” says Venezuelan cardinal
Cardinal Rosalio Jose Castillo Lara told reporters this week that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez “is not Catholic” and he expressed... Read more
Bolivia celebrates week of “the truth” about AIDS
Pro-life groups are meeting this week in Cochabamba, Bolivia, for week-long event on “The Truth about HIV-AIDS,” organized by the... Read more
Cardinal says enough of euphemisms—Terry Schiavo was killed
The President of the Pontifical Council for Heath Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, recalled the Terry Schiavo case this week... Read more
Dominican bishop supports priest’s work among Haitian immigrants
Bishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, issued a statement this week expressing the support of... Read more
Bishops and priests to participate in international retreat
This Friday the V International Retreat for Priests, organized by the Latin American Catholic Charismatic Council and the Latin American... Read more
Argentinean archbishop calls on Christians to avoid “new reading” of the Gospel
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, is calling on Argentineans to avoid falling into a “new reading of the Gospel,”... Read more
Colombian priests dies of injuries sustained during break-in
The pastor of the Cathedral in the city of Santa Marta, Colombia, Father Luis Enrique Rojas, died on July 22... Read more
