Americas News
Bishops issue urgent call to create “conditions for peaceful coexistence” in Oaxaca
The bishops of Mexico’s southern region of Oaxaca have called on all sectors of society, from political leaders to average... Read more
Evangelization requires holy priests, Paraguayan bishops say
The Bishops’ Conference of Paraguay is thanking priests for their efforts at evangelizing the country and inviting them to embark... Read more
Argentinean diocese calls for distinction between recreational gaming activities and addictions
The Social Ministry Department of the Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche issued a statement this week stressing that for... Read more
Archbishop rejects attempt to legalize abortion and euthanasia in Mexico
Archbishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon has denounced a proposal by the leftists PRI party to legalize abortion and... Read more
President of Ecuador partially vetoes anti-life legislation
The outgoing president of Ecuador, Alfredo Palacio, has issued a partial veto of a law reforming the country’s healthcare laws... Read more
China to ordain yet another bishop in defiance of Catholic Church
Relations between the Catholic Church and the government of China may be set back even further as the communist country... Read more
Archbishop of San Salvador calls for prayers for priests amidst sex abuse scandal
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador called on Catholics this week to pray for “the holiness of priests and... Read more
Archbishop warns of dangers of new education law in Argentina
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata has decried a recently approved sex-ed law in Argentina and said its passage went... Read more
New movie on Our Lady of Guadalupe to debut in Mexico
A new feature-length movie about the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1531 is set to debut on December... Read more
Cuban and Dominican bishop exchange ideas on pastoral ministry
Bishops from Cuba and the Dominican Republic met in Santo Domingo this week in order to exchange ideas on pastoral... Read more
Archbishop of Oaxaca renews call for solution to crisis in the region
Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello of Oaxaca has renewed his call for a solution to the crisis that has gripped... Read more
Chilean scholars reflect on main themes of Papal speech in Regengburg
A group of renowned Chilean scholars have offered a series of reflections about the main themes of Pope Benedict XVI’s... Read more
“Architecture should point to the transcendent,” says Chilean designer
One of Chile’s top architects said this week that architecture in both religious and civil structures should “point to the... Read more
Cuban young people ask government to reopen Catholic university
Young people from different religious denominations have asked Cuba’s Department of Religious Affairs to reopen the University of St. Thomas... Read more
Catholics in Chile to celebrate “Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church in the World”
Inspired by a similar initiative by Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need, the Bishops’ Conference of Chile has... Read more
Cardinal calls for laws defending life in Dominican Republic
The House of Representatives of the Dominican Republic has awarded Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of Santo Domingo for... Read more
Argentina mother expresses forgiveness of son’s killer during court trial
The mother of a murdered Argentinean man surprised the country this week when she approached the man charged with the... Read more
Venezuelan cardinal calls for election results to be respected
Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas exhorted Venezuelans this week to “go to the polls” on December 3 to exercise... Read more
Argentinean bishops call for new education law that does not exclude God
As the Argentinean Congress prepares to debate a new law on education, the bishops of Argentina said this week “a... Read more
Archbishop reiterates Church’s neutrality in conflict in Oaxaca
Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca reaffirmed this week the neutrality of the Church in the political crisis that... Read more
