Americas News
National Laity Council encourages Mexicans to vote in upcoming elections
The National Laity Council in Mexico has called on the faithful to go to the polls on July 2 to... Read more
Chilean bishop reminds faithful Sunday is Day of the Lord
Auxiliary Bishop Cristian Contreras Villarroel of Santiago, Chile, reminded the faithful this week that “not everything in our society ought... Read more
Dominican politicians help drug traffickers Cardinal says
Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez said drug trafficking in the Dominican Republic could be stemmed if it weren’t for... Read more
Archbishop hopeful after reelection of Colombian president
Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin expressed his hope this week the president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, who has won... Read more
Brazilian bishop reiterates importance of reaching out to youth
The secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil, Bishop Odilo Pedro Scherer, said this week the evangelization of young people... Read more
Bishops of Ecuador: unwanted pregnancies not an excuse to legalize “emergency contraception"
In an official statement published Monday, the Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador praised a ruling by the Constitutional Court—the equivalent in... Read more
Cardinals exhort Mexicans to thwart fraud by showing up at the polls
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, exhorted Mexicans this week to vote to maintain the peace his... Read more
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court rejects homosexual marriage
The Notivida news agency is reporting that the Supreme Court of Costa Rica has declared homosexual marriage to be unconstitutional. Read more
Mexican prelate hopeful officials will uncover motive behind assassination of Cardinal Posadas
The Archbishop of Guadalajara, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñíguez, expressed his hope this week that interrogations of three leaders of the... Read more
Church in Chile proposes solution to student conflict
The Bishops’ Conference of Chile has offered to mediate a solution to the student protests that have spread to several... Read more
Argentinean cardinal calls on Catholic Action to serve the Church and proclaim the Gospel
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires has called on members of Catholic Action to have a “greater presence on the... Read more
Colombian bishops inform President Uribe of their rejection of high court abortion ruling
The Bishops’ Conference of Colombia has informed President Alvaro Uribe of its rejection of a decision by the country’s Constitutional... Read more
Mexican cardinal slams US plan to put National Guard on border
Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Mexico City has criticized plans by the United States to put National Guard troops on its... Read more
Expert rejects proposed reforms that could make abortion legal in Argentina
Father Alberto Bochatey, director of the Institute on Bioethics of the Catholic University of Argentina, has warned that rather than... Read more
Mexican soccer team hoping for help from Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Mexican soccer team is planning to pray before the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City and... Read more
Mexican bishops: elections should be celebration that strengthens democracy
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico issued a statement this week calling on voters to participate in the country’s political life... Read more
Venezuelan bishops demand government respect religious education
Speaking on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, demanded this week the government respect... Read more
Family group launches adoption campaign in Argentina to combat abortion
The Christian Family Movement in Argentina has launched an “Adoption versus Abortion” campaign in order to reduce the number of... Read more
Brazilian bishops address message to young people
As they gathered for their 44th general assembly this week, the bishop of Brazil issued a statement to the youth... Read more
Colombian bishops praise government’s willingness to dialogue with Marxist rebels
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro, praised the proposal by the country’s president, Alvaro... Read more
