Americas News
Guatemalan bishop laments massacre on border with Mexico
Bishop Gabriel Penate Rodriguez of Izabal, Guatemala has expressed both sadness and outrage over the massacre of 27 people near... Read more
'Good angel of Brazil' to be beatified
Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes, a Brazilian religious sister who devoted her life to the sick and the poor, will be... Read more
Doctor urges participation in Peru's pro-life march
Dr. Jorge Cordero from Peru's Natural Family Planning Center is encouraging Peruvians to participate in a pro-life march on May... Read more
Latin American bishops elect new council president
The bishops meeting at the 33rd General Assembly of Latin American Bishops elected a new council president on May 18. Read more
Cardinal Ouellet exhorts bishops to work for sanctification of Latin America
The head of the Vatican's commission for Latin America called on the region's bishops to work for the sanctification of... Read more
Abortion supporters back Humala in Peru's runoff election
Numerous abortion and same-sex marriage supporters in Peru are throwing their support behind Ollanta Humala, the presidential candidate who will... Read more
Latin American bishops to elect new leadership
The Latin American Bishops' Council will elect new leaders on May 18. Read more
Mexican bishop reiterates Church teaching on homosexuality
The director of the Mexican bishops' Family Ministry Office issued a statement reiterating the Church’s teachings on homosexuality. Read more
Family groups condemn 'kiss-in' set to take place in Paraguay
Family organizations in Paraguay are condemning a “kiss-in” organized by the group Somos Gay (We are gay). Read more
Peruvian children make act of consecration to Our Lady of Fatima
The Archdiocese of Lima announced that 5,000 children will make an act of consecration to Our Lady of Fatima on ... Read more
Mexico urged to strengthen bond between mother and child
Several organizations are calling on the Mexican government to protect the bond between a mother and her child. Read more
Hackers knock Mexican bishops' website offline
The website for the Mexican bishops' conference was knocked offline after a cyber attack was launched against it. Read more
Catholic publication calls for the protection of religious freedom in Mexico
A Catholic publication in Mexico is calling for legislation to protect the religious freedom of Mexicans. Read more
Bl. John Paul II influential in former terrorist's conversion
A letter John Paul II sent in 1991 to a prisoner in Lima, Peru increased the inmate's faith and inspired... Read more
Supreme Court of Brazil legally recognizes same-sex couples
Brazil’s Supreme Court has issued a ruling making same-sex unions equivalent to marriage. Read more
Dissident group seeks to divide Catholics in Bolivia
Bishop Cristobal Bialasik of Oruro, Bolivia charged that a dissident group is seeking to “confuse and divide” Bolivians with ideas... Read more
Archbishop urges Guatemalans to cast informed vote
Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales of Guatemala is urging citizens to “vote in a serious, free, conscientious and well-informed way”... Read more
Canadian bishop pleads guilty to importing child pornography
Canadian Bishop Raymond J. Lahey was jailed on May 4 immediately after pleading guilty to importing child pornography into the... Read more
Children are Mexico’s treasure, says bishop
The head of the bishops’ committee on the family in Mexico recently stated that children are the country’s greatest treasure. Read more
Naked Christ sculpture draws fire from Jamaican archbishop
Archbishop Donald J. Reece of Kingston criticized Jamaica’s leading newspaper for publishing a front-page photo of a 10-foot sculpture depicting... Read more
