Americas News
Papal delegation suspends ordinations in Paraguay diocese
An apostolic visitation of Paraguay's Cuidad del Este diocese concluded on Saturday with the visitors suspending a scheduled ordination until... Read more
Rio favela continues to reap fruits from World Youth Day
After nearly two years of preparation, Father José Almy Gomes, 40, almost wasn’t ready for Pope Francis’ World Youth Day... Read more
El Salvador youth saved from violence by music
Nearly 1,000 children and teens who live in violent, crime-ridden areas of El Salvador have turned to the Don Bosco... Read more
Church in Mexico helps collect weapons for disarmament program
For the third year in a row, the Archdiocese of Mexico City is hosting a voluntary disarmament program as part... Read more
Soccer stars to play inter-religious friendly match for peace
Retired soccer star Javier “Pupi” Zanetti, who was captain of the Argentinean national team and of Inter Milan in Italy,... Read more
Catholics, Jews and Muslims sign peace statement in Colombia
Catholic, Jewish and Muslim representatives in Colombia have signed a historic joint statement for peace in a July 1 ceremony... Read more
Papal delegation to investigate Paraguayan diocese
Pope Francis is sending an apostolic visitation to the Diocese of Ciudad del Este, a Paraguayan diocese the vicar general... Read more
Mother of Brazilian soccer star reveals she considered abortion
Thiago Silva might not have been the captain of the Brazilian national team playing in the semi-finals this week in... Read more
Toronto cardinal: Catholic teaching on divorce not changing
Catholic teaching on divorce and remarriage is “not open to change” as it is faithful to Jesus but the Church... Read more
Former Legionaries of Christ leader dies from cancer
Father Álvaro Corcuera Martínez del Río, L.C., former general director of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi, died in... Read more
Life is not ours to end, Canadians say against suicide bill
The Quebec National Assembly on Thursday passed legislation creating a right to assisted suicide in some circumstances, drawing criticism from... Read more
Brazilian diocese offers foreign language Masses during World Cup
The Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte – one of the 12 Brazilian cities hosting World Cup matches – has announced a... Read more
Chilean bishop: World Cup should remind us of human dignity
The World Cup should be an opportunity to emphasize that all persons, soccer players included, have worth because of their... Read more
World Cup 2014: pray for soccer players, Mexican cardinal urges
The Archbishop of Mexico has joined Pope Francis in calling on the World Cup to be played in an atmosphere... Read more
Christian faith critical for World Cup star Clint Dempsey
U.S. soccer fans went wild on Monday as team captain Clint Dempsey scored a goal during the first minute of... Read more
Pope's boyhood home declared historic site
The city council of Buenos Aires voted on Thursday to designate as a “Historic Site” the home where Jorge Mario... Read more
Chile to abandon consistent pro-life stance at UN
In a radical policy shift, the government of Chile will alter its human rights stance at the United Nations by... Read more
Argentina team travels to World Cup with huge Pope Francis photo
The Argentinean team playing for the World Cup is bringing with it a larger-than-life photo of the players with Pope... Read more
Mexicans continue to seek truth behind cardinal's murder
Cardinal Juan Posadas Ocampo was gunned down May 24, 1993, in the parking lot of Guadalajara International Airport, along with... Read more
Faith can transform Colombia, cardinal says
As Colombians prepare for a second round of voting in presidential elections on June 15, Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez of... Read more
