Americas News
Priest recruits native Colombians to help reach out to the poor
A priest in Colombia has organized a group of native Colombians in Cali to help make comforters out of donated... Read more
Federal attorney admits Health Minister lied about abortion statistics in Argentina
A federal attorney in Argentina admitted this week that the country’s Health Minster, Gines Gonzalez Garcia, released falsified statistics related... Read more
Defense of human life not just a “religious” mission, says Argentinean bishop
Bishop Oscar Sarlinga of Zarate-Campana in Argentina said this week that in the debate on abortion the position of those... Read more
Vatican cardinal clarifies stories, says abortion doctors excommunicated themselves
Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, offered clarifications yesterday on a string of stories... Read more
Bishops of Bolivia, Chile and Peru hopeful new governments will defend life
Bishops from Bolivia, Chile and Peru meeting in Lima this week issued a call on the new governments of their... Read more
Pro-life groups say “lack of choices” led Colombian girl to obtain abortion
The pro-life organization Red Futuro Colombia (RFC) has denounced various institutions and the media in that country for pressuring an... Read more
Man confesses to melting down and selling ring donated by John Paul II
One of the thieves who stole a ring that was donated by Pope John Paul II to a museum in... Read more
Ring belonging to John Paul II stolen from Chilean museum
A gold ring that belonged to the late Pope John Paul II has been stolen from a religious museum in... Read more
Argentinean archbishop says Church “speaks truth, in love” about abortion
Reacting to news that a mentally disabled woman who allegedly conceived through rape was finally administered an abortion, Archbishop Jose... Read more
Colombian priest killed on the island of Curacao
The Catholic Church in Curacao, a part of the Netherlands Antilles, has reported the death of Colombian priest Father Alejandro... Read more
Colombian congress to debate bill that would regulate euthanasia
Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti, of the left-wing Social Party of National Unity, has sponsored a bill that would provide norms... Read more
Argentinean baby, saved from death two weeks ago, aborted Friday
The parents of a mentally disabled woman who had supposedly conceived through rape and had been given permission by the... Read more
Cuban dissident calls for “civil disobedience” until government signs human rights treaties
Jailed Cuban dissident leader Oscar Elias Biscet has sent a letter to all Cubans urging them to continue to pray... Read more
Bishops of Brazil issue urgent call for end to violence
In a strongly worded statement, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (NCBB) has issued an urgent call to end... Read more
Pharmacists in Buenos Aires denounce schoolbooks that teach how to cause chemically induced abortions
The Buenos Aires College of Pharmacy has denounced a textbook being used in schools that teaches teenagers how to take... Read more
Dominican cardinal exhorts faithful to live the gift of sexuality responsibly
The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, said this week sexuality is a gift from God... Read more
Government seeking to impose new family models on Argentinean children, archbishop warns
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, has denounced the country’s government for seeking to impose new “definitions of the... Read more
Bishop calls for Catholic reaction to “moral emptiness of society”
Amidst the heated public debate in Argentina surrounding the recent cases of handicapped women whose families sought to obtain abortions... Read more
Archbishop encourages catechists to spread knowledge of Christ
During the celebration of Catechists Day on August 20, Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of Asuncion, Paraguay, said the role of catechists... Read more
Cardinal encourages young people to put the word of God into practice
The Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cardinal Julio Terrazas, congratulated the National Youth Ministry organization last Sunday for... Read more
