Americas News
In Brazil 10 million condoms to be distributed during Carnivals
Brazil’s Ministry of Health announced it will distribute 10 million condoms during the annual Carnivals as part of a controversial... Read more
Approved miracle of Father Hurtado paves way for canonization this year
Chile is celebrating the approval of a new miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Alberto Hurtado, who could be... Read more
National media mistreating Mexican bishops for their pro-life stance, says Archdiocese of Mexico
The Archdiocese of Mexico’s weekly newspaper is denouncing the national media’s mistreatment of the Mexican bishops for their defense of... Read more
'Popetown' cartoon may be too controversial for broadcast BBC admits
Sources connected with the BBC say that Popetown may be too controversial to be broadcast after thousands of viewers complained... Read more
Mexican bishops to propose sex-ed based on chastity
The Bishops Conference of Mexico has announced that it will soon issue a program which will allow for the education... Read more
Poll reveals Church is the most trustworthy organization in Venezuela
According to a national poll carried out during October and September of 2003 by researchers at the Simón Bolívar University,... Read more
Abortion organizations in Perú demand Health Minister suspend “defense of life”
In a revealing letter addressed to Peru’s Health Minister, Alvaro Vida Rivadeneyra, a group of feminist and abortion organizations have... Read more
Colombian Guerrilla calls for mediation by the Church, bishops ask for concrete gestures
Cardinal Pedro Rubiano, Archbishop of Bogotá and President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, responded to the surprising request of the... Read more
Cubans establish prison ministry to assist political prisoners
A parish in the Cuban city of Güines has established a prison ministry to assist political prisoners in the region,... Read more
Bishops say Argentinean government should enforce Constitution and oppose abortion
The Bishops Conference of Argentina has published a document calling attention to the protection the country’s Constitution grants to the... Read more
Catholic prisoners of conscience denied religious assistance
Authorities of the Guanajay Prison in Havana are continuing to deny religious assistance to eight Catholic prisoners of conscience, who... Read more
Colombian bishops announce first agreement between the government and the FARC
The Vice President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, Bishop Luis Augusto Castro, announced that the government and the Revolutionary Armed... Read more
Mexican diocese explains abortifacient nature of “morning after pill”
Speaking to reporters, Father Mariano Villalobos, coordinator of the Diocesan Billings Center of the Diocese of Durango, affirmed that “the... Read more
“Pro-Life” demands Supreme Court remove abortifacients from family planning programs in Mexico
The director of the Mexican organization “Pro-Life,” Rocío Gálvez de Lara, has submitted a formal petition to the Supreme Court... Read more
Bishops ask Guatemalans for commitment to faith and to life
At the conclusion of their General Assembly, the Guatemalan Bishops Conference asked the country’s Catholics to commit themselves to putting... Read more
Mexican bishops “will not let their guard down” concerning abortion pill
The Mexican Bishops Conference will continue to inform the faithful about the abortifacient effects of the morning after pill despite... Read more
Church in Mexico warns of excommunication for use of "morning after pill"
The president of the Health Care Ministry of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Fr. Jorge Palencia, is warning that people... Read more
Oswaldo Payá asks Patriarch Bartholomew to support peaceful dissidence in Cuba
In a letter sent to the Orthodox Archbishop of New York, Demetrios, Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas of the Christian Liberation Movement... Read more
Energetic statement by Mexican bishops against "morning after pill"
The Mexican Bishops Conference’s Family Ministry Committee has released a statement strongly rejecting the government’s decision to include so-called “emergency... Read more
Cardinal López Trujillo announces new document that will address so-called “safe sex”
In comments made to Columbian media outlets, Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, reiterated... Read more
