Americas News
Spanish Catholic group to finance health care for Amazonian natives
The Spanish NGO Manos Unidos has begun financing a food and health care program in the Peruvian Amazon to more... Read more
Courts halt approval of abortion in Argentina as false information about mother’s pregnancy is discovered
A federal court in Mendoza has accepted a petition to halt the abortion of a baby conceived through rape, after... Read more
Cuban dissident leader’s memory honored during special Mass
The Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, presided at a special Mass last week in memory of Gustavo Arcos Bergnes,... Read more
Brazilian bishops launch campaign for solidarity with Lebanon
The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has launched a campaign to encourage solidarity with the people of Lebanon in... Read more
Mexicans who survived nine months at sea attribute rescue to God
Three Mexican fisherman who were believed to be dead but were recently rescued after spending nine months stranded at sea... Read more
Archbishop exhorts Paraguayans to be “lights of hope” in carrying the country forward
Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of Asuncion called on Paraguayans this week to be lights of hope in order to help move... Read more
Negotiations in Colombia for release of hostages held by guerrillas moving forward
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, praised this week the “extremely good will” of... Read more
Mexican bishop says Church will always defend comprehensive sexual education
Reacting to the Mexican government’s proposed reform of sexual education material, the president of the Bishops’ Committee on Family Ministry,... Read more
Brazilian support for abortion waning
A recent poll has revealed that support for abortion in Brazil is waning and that Brazilians do not support efforts... Read more
Bolivian bishop reaffirms right of parents over their children’s education
Auxiliary Bishop Luis Saenz of Cochabamba recalled this week that the education of young people “must have freedom” and that... Read more
Church does not defend nor authorize death penalty, says Peruvian cardinal
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, said this week “the Church does not defend nor authorize the death... Read more
Archdiocese calls for eradication of violence in southern Mexico
The Archdiocese of Antequera-Oaxaca in Mexico has issued a statement calling for an end to the violence that has plagued... Read more
Conference of religious slams new ecclesial movements
During a gathering organized by the Conference of Religious Men and Women of Peru--the local branch of the Latin American... Read more
Archbishop calls on Salvadorans to collaborate in eradication of violence
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has called on Salvadorans to collaborate in the struggle against violence and to... Read more
Bishop says unborn child forgotten in recent debate about abortion in Argentina
In response to a recent decision by the Supreme Court of the Buenos Aires province that authorized an alleged rape... Read more
Mexican cardinal calls for acceptance of Electoral Tribunal’s ruling on election results
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has called on Mexicans to accept the decision of the Federal... Read more
Free Trade Agreement outside purview of Church’s mission, bishop says
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Costa Rica, Bishop Jose Francisco Ulloa Rojas of Cartago, said this week that... Read more
Keep God in schools, Bolivians tell government
Thousands of students and parents marched through the streets of the city of Oruro demanding that the government respect the... Read more
Pro-life groups warn approval of sterilization in Argentina jeopardizes human rights
Pro-life groups in Argentina are warning that a new law on vasectomies and tubal ligations that was approved by the... Read more
Officials in Buenos Aires to poll residents on the issue of abortion
The Health Minister of the Buenos Aires province in Argentina, Claudio Mate, announced that the local government will carry out... Read more
