Americas News
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
Liberated bishop says “Colombia deserves peace,” calls for release of all kidnapped
Just a few days after being released by Marxist rebels in Colombia, Bishop Misael Vacca of Yopal called for the... Read more
Catholic intellectual says time has come for reconciliation in Cuba
The editor-in-chief of the Cuban magazine Vitral, Dagoberto Valdes Hernandez, said this week Cuba is in need more than ever... Read more
Pro-life groups in Puerto Rico mount campaign against judicial nomination
The Pro-Life Coalition of Puerto Rico has launched a campaign to urge Senators to block confirmation of Anabelle Rodriguez, a... Read more
Evangelicals back Chavez in Venezuelan recall referendum
Over two thousand Evangelical churches have thrown their full support behind Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who faces a recall vote... Read more
“Satanic” man who murdered priest in Chile says he did not choose the victim
Rodrigo Orias, the man who murdered Fr. Faustino Gazziero in the Cathedral of Santiago last week, admitted that he traveled... Read more
