Americas News
Papal nuncio to Haiti: Six months later, 'We still need help'
As the six-month milestone since a devastating earthquake left the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince in tatters nears, the work of... Read more
Caritas helping rebuild Chilean Church after quake
Some 30 pastoral workers from the dioceses affected by the 2010 earthquake in Chile and aid workers from the Catholic... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls for solidarity with flood victims in Mexico
In a press release issued yesterday, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City expressed his condolences and spiritual closeness to... Read more
Colombian bishops hopeful new administration will jump-start mediation with FARC
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba, said this week the Catholic Church there... Read more
Guillermo Farinas ends 140-day hunger strike
After the Cuban government agreed to release 52 political prisoners earlier this week, the Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas abandoned his... Read more
Paya thanks Church; hopes for 'end to unjust imprisonment'
The coordinator of the Christian Life Movement, Oswaldo Paya, thanked the Church yesterday for its efforts to achieve the release... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal says Chavez moving country towards dictatorship
Speaking from Rome where he is attending a previously scheduled meeting, the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, responded... Read more
Archdiocese of Mexico City lauds citizens for voting despite threat of violence
The Archdiocese of Mexico City and its leader Cardinal Norberto Rivera have praised citizens for voting in the country's July... Read more
Embassies supporting homosexual protests in Peru
Seven foreign embassies in Peru have expressed support for protests organized by homosexual activists groups demanding the legalization of same-sex... Read more
Christian Liberation Movement calls for release of all political prisoners in Cuba
In a brief statement released on July 6, the Christian Liberation Movement in Cuba, led by Oswaldo Paya, called for... Read more
After talks with Catholic Church, Cuba to free 52 political prisoners
Following unprecedented dialogue between Cuban officials and the country's Catholic leaders, political authorities in Cuba announced today that they will... Read more
Cuban dissident warns about misleading government article on hunger strike
The coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Paya, is demanding the Castro government not mislead the Cuban people about... Read more
Archbishop warns Argentinean government is pressuring senators to vote for gay 'marriage'
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata in Argentina has denounced the government for pressuring some senators, who had said they... Read more
Bishops of Venezuela reject attacks by Chavez on Cardinal Urosa
In an interview with the Globovision network, the secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Bishop Jesus Gonzalez de... Read more
Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer image restored
The world-famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janiero, Brazil has been re-inaugurated after four months of restoration... Read more
Canadian cardinal 'surprised' by appointment to Vatican position
At a recent press conference, Cardinal Marc Ouellet commented on his recent appointment as Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, remarking... Read more
Archbishop Wenski prays for 'soft landing' in Cuban transition
Recently created metropolitan archbishops from around the world descended on Rome for the conferral of the pallium on June 29... Read more
Bishop denounces violence, urges Mexicans to vote in upcoming election
Bishop Jose Luis Dibildox of Tampico has called on Mexicans to go to the polls on July 4 during the... Read more
Mexican archbishop calls drug traffickers to repentance
Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco of Acapulco, Mexico urged drug traffickers to “abandon” drug trade and instead return to God, who... Read more
L’Osservatore Romano suggests soccer was invented by Paraguayan Indians
Amidst the enthusiasm over the World Cup Soccer tournament, L’Osservatore Romano published an article this week arguing that the Guarani... Read more
