Americas News
Argentine bishop says attempted transsexual marriage in church was unauthorized
The Diocese of Río Gallegos reported Feb. 8 that it did not authorize an attempted marriage between a man and... Read more
Bishops pray for Colombian nun kidnapped four years ago
The president of the Department of Missions at the Colombian Bishops’ Conference marked the fourth anniversary of the kidnapping of... Read more
Does a pontifical foundation use Pope Francis to spread gender ideology?
The Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation, which states that its goal is to create a new vision for the education of... Read more
Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga tests positive for COVID-19
The Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa said on Thursday that Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga has tested positive for COVID-19 and is “stable and recovering” at a... Read more
Nicaraguan cardinal commemorates attack on Managua cathedral
The Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, celebrated Mass Jan. 31 to commemorate six months since the attack that destroyed... Read more
Stray bullet falls at feet of priest celebrating Mass in Brazil
A stray bullet pierced the roof of a church in Brazil this weekend as a Catholic priest was celebrating Mass.... Read more
Mexican nuns in need of help after Covid hits community
The Dominican Nuns of the St. Catherine of Siena Monastery in Mexico City sent an urgent request for "fervent prayers"... Read more
Brazil’s bishops document increasing ill-treatment in prisons during pandemic
The Catholic bishops of Brazil are decrying worsening conditions and alleged torture in the country’s prisons during the pandemic, as... Read more
Canadian student journalist fired for Catholic views charges discrimination
A Catholic student who said his university’s newspaper wrongly fired him for his critical views of homosexuality and transgenderism has... Read more
Mexico archdiocese denies claim it has abandoned ill former archbishop
Carlos Cardinal Aguiar Retes of Mexico denied this week that his archdiocese has incurred “material and spiritual abandonment” of his... Read more
As assisted suicide continues to rise in Ontario, pro-lifers call for government action
As cases of assisted suicide continue to increase annually in Ontario, pro-life advocates have called on the government to implement... Read more
Catholic leaders in Brazil ask for more oxygen tanks due to decreasing supplies
As the second wave of coronavirus has severely impacted people in the Amazon, Brazilian bishops have asked for donations of... Read more
British Columbia hospice to be evicted over euthanasia opposition
A hospice in Delta, British Columbia is laying off all staff next month as they will be evicted from their... Read more
COVID-19 outbreak at Portuguese nursing home run by religious sisters
A convent of Conceptionist Sisters in the Archdiocese of Évora, Portugal is experiencing a major COVID-19 outbreak, and the local... Read more
Canada’s Supreme Court says archdiocese is responsible for orphanage abuse
Canada’s highest court has ruled that the Archdiocese of St. John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador will be responsible for Mount... Read more
Catholic women launch campaign spiritually to adopt seminarians as Argentine seminary closes
A group of Catholic women in the Diocese of San Rafael have launched a campaign to adopt the seminarians affected... Read more
Colombian bishop, 74, dies from COVID-19 complications
The Colombian diocese of Santa Marta announced on Tuesday that Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahita Sandoval, 74, died January 11 of... Read more
Catholic bishops reject proposal to decriminalize abortion in Dominican Republic
The Dominican bishops’ conference issued a statement Sunday rejecting a proposal to legalize abortion under certain conditions in a newly... Read more
Virtual pilgrimage to Mexico's monument of Christ the King announced
The traditional youth pilgrimage to the monument of Christ the King on the “Cerro del Cubilete” (Dice Cup Hill) in... Read more
Venezuelan Bishop, 69, dies of COVID-19
The Venezuelan Bishops' Conference (CEV) announced Friday morning that the 69-year-old Bishop of Trujillo, Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje, has died of... Read more
