Americas News

Daniel Ortega celebrates his re-inauguration as president of Nicaragua, Jan. 10, 2012.

Managua archdiocese urges free elections in Nicaragua

Oct 13, 2020

The Archdiocese of Managua has expressed its concern over new threats to freedom and personal safety in Nicaragua, and urged... Read more

Attempt to fast-track abortion legalization bill in Mexico fails

Oct 9, 2020

Pro-life leaders in Mexico claimed a temporary victory October 5 when a vote on bill to legalize abortion was postponed.  Read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. Courtesy photo.

Vatican to UN: cancel debts to help poor nations overcome pandemic

Oct 9, 2020

A Vatican representative called Wednesday for the cancelation of the debt of poor countries facing a “triple economic shock” as... Read more

In Canada, new bill would expand euthanasia, assisted suicide, Catholics warn

Oct 8, 2020

A bill reintroduced by the Canadian government this month would expand access to euthanasia and assisted suicide in the country... Read more

A statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe being restored after it was buried in the Santa Catarina River for ten years.

Our Lady of Guadalupe statue lost in hurricane, recovered 10 years later by another

Oct 7, 2020

When Hurricane Alex roared through the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in 2010, the wind tore a metal sculpture of... Read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. Courtesy photo.

Vatican tells UN it is ‘deeply concerned’ by push to ‘reinterpret' foundations of human rights

Oct 7, 2020

A Vatican representative told the United Nations Tuesday that the Holy See was “deeply concerned” by moves “to reinterpret the... Read more

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A new church in Cuba after years of persecution

Oct 2, 2020

The recent construction and dedication of a church building in Cuba represents a “small miracle”, according to the Claretian priest... Read more

The flag of Ecuador.

Ecuadorian president vetoes health code bill

Sep 28, 2020

The Ecuadorian president on Friday vetoed the entire Health Code bill passed by the country’s legislature. The bill would have... Read more

Colombian bishops pray for victims of two new massacres

Sep 24, 2020

The Colombian Bishops’ Conference this week offered prayers and voiced “deep sorrow” over two new massacres in the country in... Read more

Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine and celebrations in Des Plaines, Ill. Courtesy of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Call to evangelize highlighted at virtual Guadalupe pilgrimage

Sep 23, 2020

Organizers of the first international virtual pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe said the social media livestream... Read more

US Department of Homeland Security seal.

Mexico investigating alleged ICE detainee hysterectomies

Sep 23, 2020

Mexico is investigating reports that at least six of its nationals were among women in US immigration custody on whom... Read more

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec in Quebec City.

Quebec religious leaders decry heightened coronavirus restrictions on houses of worship

Sep 23, 2020

Religious leaders in the Canadian province of Quebec are speaking out against tightening COVID-19 restrictions in certain areas, which they... Read more

Pro-life lawyers oppose bill to legalize abortion in Dominican Republic

Sep 15, 2020

A group of pro-life lawyers in the Dominican Republic have called on lawmakers to reject a bill legalizing abortion in... Read more

Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament.

Ontario bishop announces prayer of reparation for stolen tabernacle

Sep 14, 2020

A Canadian bishop has announced a month-long prayer of reparation after the cathedral’s tabernacle was stolen and later found dumped... Read more

Inocente Orlando Montano Morales in 2017.

Salvadoran imprisoned for 1989 killings of 5 Jesuit priests

Sep 11, 2020

A former colonel of the Salvadoran military, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, has been convicted in a Spanish court for is... Read more

Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria.

Tabernacle found after theft from Ontario cathedral

Sep 9, 2020

The tabernacle that was stolen earlier this week from the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral in St. Catharines, Ontario was... Read more

A stained glass image of St. Peter Claver in St. Aloysius church, Glasgow.

Who was St. Peter Claver?

Sep 9, 2020

September 9 marks the Feast of St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit priest who ministered to African slaves in Colombia in... Read more

Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria.

Tabernacle stolen from Canadian Catholic cathedral 

Sep 8, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The Bishop of St. Catharines, Ontario is appealing for thieves to return the consecrated Host after the tabernacle was stolen... Read more

Dedication of Rachel’s Grotto in Guadalajara. Photo courtesy of Inocentes de María.

Shrine in memory of aborted children dedicated in Mexico

Sep 3, 2020

The Mexican pro-life association Los Inocentes de María (Mary’s Innocent Ones) dedicated a shrine in Guadalajara last month in memory... Read more

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia.

Archbishop Paglia: Catholic politicians cannot protect or promote abortion

Aug 31, 2020

The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Saturday that Catholic politicians should not promote legal protections of any... Read more