Americas News
Archbishop calls on Salvadorans to sign petition demanding protection of marriage
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has asked Salvadorans to support a petition calling on the country’s Congress to... Read more
Cardinal admonishes bishop who participated in highway blockade in Honduras
The Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez, has admonished Bishop Luis Alfonso Santos of Copan for leading a blockade... Read more
Catholic University offers to "adopt" unborn child in danger of being aborted
The AICA news agency in Argentina reported this weekend that the Catholic University of La Plata has offered to help... Read more
Bishops warn of rearming of militia groups in Colombia
Several Colombian bishops are warning that certain paramilitary groups in the country that in recent years had agreed to disband... Read more
Ex-Bolivian president to defend religious instruction in schools at Constitutional Assembly
Former Bolivian president, Jorge Quiroga, is calling on the government to uphold religious instruction in schools and said he would... Read more
Prayer crusade launched for Argentinean mother suffering from cancer
The Catholic weekly “Cristo Hoy” in Argentina has launched a prayer crusade for a mother who decided to postpone treatment... Read more
Spokesman denies Cardinal Rivera offered to mediate election dispute
The spokesman for the Archdiocese of Mexico city, Father Hugo Valdemar, issued a clarification on Thursday denying reports that Cardinal... Read more
Government contemplates eliminating religious holidays in Bolivia
Amidst the conflict between the government of Evo Morales and the Church over proposals to secularize the country’s school system,... Read more
Bolivian president, education minister slam bishops
Bolivian President Evo Morales has joined his Minister of Education, Felix Patzi, in slamming the bishops of Bolivia over massive... Read more
Bishops of Colombia: Life, family, and education are non-negotiables
The bishops of Colombia began their 81st Plenary Assembly this week with a fervent call to prevent the legalization of... Read more
Dominican Republic lawmakers vote down proposal to legalize abortion in new penal code
The House of Representatives of the Dominican Republic has backed away from legalizing abortion in cases of rape in a... Read more
Church in Mexico ready to mediate post-election conflict, says Cardinal Rivera
Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City said this week the Church is willing to help mediate the country’s post-election... Read more
Pro-Marxist, anti-Catholic groups unite to attack Mexican Bishops
As part of their effort to support the leftist Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) in its bid to be declared winner... Read more
Evangelical theologian calls for abandonment of Christianity and return to Bolivia’s “Andean religion”
Protestant theologian, Matias Preisweik, of the Ecumenical Higher Institute has proposed that Bolivia abandon its Christian roots and return to... Read more
Ecuadorians oppose abortion even in cases of rape
A poll carried out in Quito and Guayaquil by polling firm, Informe Confidencial, reveals that the majority of Ecuadorians in... Read more
Bolivian press denounces unidentified NGO for helping 10 year-old girl obtain an abortion
Various media sources in the Bolivian capital reported Thursday an unidentified non-governmental organization (NGO) has helped a 10 year-old girl... Read more
Mexican bishops announce week of prayer for national reconciliation
The bishops of Mexico have called for a week of prayer for national reconciliation to be held July 31-August 6,... Read more
Maronite bishop in Argentina sees Lebanon as messenger of peace for the region
In public statements expressing gratitude for the expressions of solidarity with the Lebanese people, the leader of the Maronite Catholics... Read more
Bolivians to march in support of religious instruction in schools
Leaders of various Catholic and Protestant schools and of pro-family associations announced they will be organizing a march in defense... Read more
Movement warns attacks on the family lead to slow destruction of Argentinean society
The Christian Family Movement warned Argentineans this week that attacks on the family would slowly destroy their society, “with not... Read more
