Americas News
Cardinal Rivera calls on Mexicans to contribute for building of church for St. Juan Diego
Cardinal Norberto Rivera, Archbishop of Mexico City, is calling on Mexicans to financially assist the Church to continue building a... Read more
CELAM plans gathering on Social Responsibility of Businesses
The Latin America Bishops Conference (CELAM) is planning a gathering of the bishops of the region to discuss how to... Read more
Brazilian bishops call on government not to expand legality of abortion
The Bishops Conference of Brazil has published a statement calling on the government not to expand the legal justifications for... Read more
Abortion boat director arrives in Argentina
As the controversy surrounding abortion in Argentina widens, the director of the feminist organization “Women on the Waves,” Rebecca Gomperts... Read more
Christian opposition leader threatened for helping family members of political prisoners in Cuba
The Cubanet news agency denounced the Cuban government this week for threatening a leading Cuban dissident for attempting to help... Read more
Thousands attend Mass of reparation in Argentina
Thousands of Catholics in Argentina gathered on the feast of the Immaculate Conception to take part in a Mass at... Read more
Church needs “radical commitment to the Gospels” of the new movements, Vatican official says
Archbishop Estanislaw Rylko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, said this week during the II Assembly of the... Read more
Young people in Lima promise to live in chastity
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, 100 young people... Read more
Shortage of vocations means one priest per 14,000 Catholics in Mexican diocese
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico, revealed this week that the shortage of vocations to the priesthood means... Read more
Abortion boat leader to present anti-catholic book in Argentina
The director of a Dutch abortion boat will travel to Argentina on December 9 in order to promote through a... Read more
Church in Mexico expresses firm support for “rational” fight against AIDS
The Bishops Conference of Mexico took the occasion of World AIDS Day to express its firm support for a prevention... Read more
Catholic recording artist from US among top five at World Festival of Marian Songs
A popular Catholic recording artist from the US took home one of the top five awards at the 20th World... Read more
Venezuelan police block humanitarian effort by Church representative
The Venezuelan police force prevented a Church representative from carrying out a specifically humanitarian effort last week at the embassy... Read more
Cubans joining together in prayer crusade for unity
Thanks to an effort by a group of Catholics, hundreds of Cubans gathered together in churches throughout the country on... Read more
Judge says "no more" morning after pill in Ecuador
A judge in Ecuador ruled in favor of a petition filed by a group of lawyers against the morning after... Read more
Government of Buenos Aires offers lukewarm apology for blasphemous art exhibit
In an effort to address the concerns of Catholics, the Secretary for Culture of the city of Buenos Aires, Gustavo... Read more
Peruvian bishops say stable and Christian families needed to avoid AIDS
As people around the world marked World AIDS Day, the Health Ministry Department of the Peruvian Bishops Conference called on... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio exhorts Argentineans to persevere in faith in response to blasphemous art exhibit
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, called on the faithful this week not to be afraid and to... Read more
US and Mexican Bishops to meet to discuss issue of migrant rights
Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Juarez, Mexico, said this week bishops whose dioceses are on the borders of the US... Read more
Chilean bishop: Reconciliation and forgiveness difficult for non-believers
Bishop Gonzalo Duarte of Valparaiso, Chile, told Chileans this week that seeking reconciliation and forgiveness can be very difficult for... Read more
