Americas News
UN office in Paraguay says legalized abortion in Paraguay only a “suggestion” and “recommendation”
Responding to a report by the news agency Noticias Globales on the pressure from a United Nations affiliated feminist organization... Read more
US nun gunned down in Amazon, buried yesterday
Thousands of people turned up for the funeral yesterday of an American religious sister who was shot to death in... Read more
Bishops Conference of Venezuela calls for aid for flood victims
The secretary of the Bishops Conference of Venezuela, Bishop Jose Luis Azuaje is calling on Venezuelans and the country’s institutions... Read more
Bishops prepare to celebrate 50th anniversary of CELAM
A group of bishops from Chile, the United States, Canada and Colombia are meeting in Bogotá this week to prepare... Read more
Argentinean bishops warns condoms won’t stop AIDS
Bishop Joaquin Piña Batllevell of Iguazu, Argentina, said this week measures proposed by authorities to combat AIDS, such as the... Read more
Argentinean Health Minister declares legalization of abortion part of his agenda
Argentinean’s Health Minister, Gines Gonzalez Garcia, told the daily “Page 12” this week that he is in favor of the... Read more
Pro-life groups reach out to Mexicans travelling to the US to obtain abortions
The organization Pro-Life Mexico is leading a march at the Santa Fe international bridge in order to convince Mexican women... Read more
Brazilian Cardinal: the Pope’s mission will end when God calls him
The president of the National Bishops Conference of Brazil and Archbishop of San Salvador de Bahia, Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo,... Read more
Cardinal Rivera exhorts faithful to reach out to elderly during Lent
Presiding at Ash Wednesday services at the Archdiocesan Cathedral, the Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, called on... Read more
Bolivian bishop warns against separatist tendencies
Bishop Jesus Juarez Parraga, SDB, of El Alto, Bolivia, warned in a pastoral letter this week that the legitimate demands... Read more
Chilean bishop trusts John Paul II will remain Pope until death
Bishop Alejandro Goic of Rancagua, Chile, and president of the country’s Bishops Conference said this week that, “because of his... Read more
Cardinal Rivera says Holy Father will give himself to the very end
At the conclusion of Sunday Mass at the Archdiocesan Cathedral, Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Mexico City, said, “We know (the... Read more
Archbishop denounces campaign to discredit Church in Argentina
In his weekly Sunday message, Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, expressed regret at the political and ideological spin that... Read more
Chilean archbishop says Pope is example of faithfulness in suffering
Archbishop Cristian Caro of Puerto Montt, Chile, expressed his admiration for the witness of strength of Pope John Paul II... Read more
Sects provoking division in Mexican dioceses, says bishop
Bishop Jose Luis Amezcua Melgoza of Campeche, Mexico, said this week the large presence of sects in his diocese is... Read more
Bishops across Mexico express closeness and prayers for Pope John Paul
Bishops across Mexico offered up prayers to Our Lady of Guadalupe this week for the speedy recovery of Pope John... Read more
Task of seminaries is to provide authentic formation, says Venezuelan bishop
During a Mass celebrating the 80th anniversary of the St. Thomas Aquinas diocesan seminary, Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez... Read more
Ecuadorian bishops say science does not negate abortifacient nature of the pill
Parishes throughout Ecuador are distributing a letter from the executive committee of the Bishops Conference of Ecuador, which warns that... Read more
Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez calls on young people to cultivate loyalty, respect and purity of spirit
During a Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of Santo Domingo on National Youth Day, the archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal... Read more
Cardinal Rubiano calls Colombians to common sense on issues of abortion and homosexual unions
Presiding at the opening of the General Assembly of the Bishops Conference of Colombia, Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, Archbishop of... Read more
