Americas News
Argentinean Cardinal says social reconciliation begins with God
During a Mass for the National Eucharistic Congress in Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, called on... Read more
Bishops of Paraguay denounce morning after pill
The Bishops Conference of Paraguay denounced this week the abortifacient nature of the morning after pill and the decision by... Read more
Praise and concern for role of media from Chilean Cardinal
Speaking at a breakfast for the Press Club of the Pontifical University of Chile, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa of... Read more
Mexicans confront Satanism with National Meeting of Exorcists
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, inaugurated this week the first National Meeting of Exorcists as a... Read more
Mexican seminary celebrates five years of priestly formation for Hispanic priests in US
On Tuesday the Hispanic Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, which provides priestly formation for Hispanic vocations... Read more
Brazilian bishops call for protection of human embryos
The Pastoral Committee of the Bishops Conference of Brazil published a statement this week calling on legislators to protect the... Read more
Cardinal warns of lack of respect for democracy in Latin America
The President of the Latin American Bishops Conference, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, said this week during a symposium on... Read more
Church in Colombia laments no new peace initiatives by rebels
The Vice President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, Bishop Luis Augusto Castro, expressed disappointment this week that the response of... Read more
Cardinal encourages fostering of a “culture of vocations” in Brazil
During the opening of the Second Vocations Congress, taking place at the headquarters of the Bishops Conference of Brazil, Cardinal... Read more
Bishop in Venezuela says diocese will work for post-referendum national reconciliation
Speaking with local reporters, Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristobal, Venezuela, said "the ministry of reconciliation falls to the Church"... Read more
Brazilian bishops remind judges that anacephaly babies are persons too
The Bishops Conference of Brazil has sent a message to the Brazilian Supreme Court reminding the justices that babies suffering... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio calls on Argentineans to "never get used to" poverty
In a recent letter to catechists in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of the Argentinean capital, said the... Read more
Vatican Cardinal says promoters of abortion have no place in the Church
The President of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, said this week in Mexico that... Read more
The devil uses euphemisms to deceive people about life and the family, warns Chilean Cardinal
Cardinal Jorge Medina, ex-Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, warned Chileans that the... Read more
Church providing assistance to thousands of victims of Hurricane Charley in Cuba
In the wake of Hurricane Charley’s devastating path over Cuba, Jose Felix Perez, spokesman for the Bishops Conference of Cuba,... Read more
Archbishop says Church ready to play role in reconciliation of Venezuelans
The president of the Bishops Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Baltazar Porras, is again calling for reconciliation among all Venezuelans, saying... Read more
Beatification cause of young Chilean engineer moving ahead
Mario Hiriart was a young Chilean professional who dedicated his life to the works of the apostolate. He could be... Read more
Cardinal Hummes denounces indigenous killings in Brazil
Cardinal Claudio Hummes, Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil, issued an official statement this week condemning the anonymous attacks on homeless... Read more
Bishops not discouraged by Marxist group’s cool response to government offer to release rebel soldiers
The Vice President of the Bishops Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, expressed his hope that the Marxists Revolutionary... Read more
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
