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Indigenous peoples in need of spiritual care, says Mexican bishop
Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, called on his fellow bishops to boost their efforts... Read more
Catholics For a Free Choice open office in Chile
The pro-abortion, feminist organization “Catholics For a Free Choice” has opened its first office in Chile and begun issuing statements... Read more
Mexican bishops recommend increasing security at churches to ward off theft
The President of the Bishops Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago, recommended this week that priests increase security... Read more
Bishops of Dominican Republic call for support of new measures to confront country’s crisis
The President of the Bishops Conference of the Dominican Republic, Archbishop Ramon de la Rosa, called on the government to... Read more
Priestly celibacy, obedience and prayer find their meaning in the apostolate, says Argentinean bishop
Bishop Carlos Malfa of Chascomus, Argentina, said this week that celibacy, obedience and prayer are three “absolute requirements” for priestly... Read more
Dominican Republic Cardinal calls on President to restore morality
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, called on President Leonel Fernandez, who began his... Read more
Church is impartial but not indifferent, says Venezuelan Cardinal
Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino, Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Venezuela, addressed national leaders this week, saying the bishops’... Read more
Church in Colombia praises demobilization of six thousand guerrilla soldiers
Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro of Tunja, Colombia, and Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Colombia praised this week the... Read more
Thousands of Peruvians in pro-life march demand President ban abortion pill
Thousands of Peruvians of all ages gathered in front of the country’s Palace of Justice to demand for the protection... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico calls for “just and sensible” immigration reform
Speaking with reporters in the Mexican capital, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Archbishop of Mexico City, criticized the use of rubber... Read more
Salvadoran Archbishop says country cannot give in to terrorist threats
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle exhorted the country’s government and population not to give in to supposed threats by terrorist groups... Read more
Credibility of peace process depends on both sides, says Cardinal Castrillon
The Prefect for the Congregation of the Clergy, Colombian-born Cardinal Dario Castrillon, said the credibility of the peace process between... Read more
Prisoners in Peru donate food rations to victims of freezing weather
Bishop Miguel Irizar of Callao, Peru, visited inmates at the Miguel Castro Castro maximum security prison, who donated four tons... Read more
Mexican Archbishop says cultural crisis marginalizes God from all human activity
Archbishop Hector Gonzalez Martinez of Durango denounced this week the cultural, moral and spiritual crisis which is “bringing us down,”... Read more
Bishop reiterates call to vote “according to conscience” in Venezuelan referendum
Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristobal, Venezuela, reiterated this week his call to Venezuelans to fulfill their duty to vote... Read more
Bishops questionnaire criticized for seemingly supporting Democratic positions
A political questionnaire, issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholics Bishops and distributed to both major-party presidential candidates, has been... Read more
Mexican bishops call on government leaders to “learn how to form a consensus and respect differences”
The president of the Bishops Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, denounced this week the political... Read more
Cardinal Ratzinger says new springtime of the Church not about numbers
Speaking with the Polish Catholic news agency KAI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said that the “new springtime” of the Church is... Read more
Christians should respond to crises and poverty with hope, says Cardinal Bergoglio
During the celebration of the feast of St. Cajetan, venerated in Argentina as the patron of food and work, Cardinal... Read more
“Superheroes Anonymous” campaign in Chile encourages heroic service to neighbor
The international organization Aid to the Church in Need, through its office in Chile, announced the launching of a campaign... Read more
