Americas News
Argentinean TV network producing report on pro-life actions of Peruvian lawmakers
On May 17 the Peruvian congress will be visited by a group of journalists from the Catholic Radio and Television... Read more
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima marks one year countdown to next CELAM meeting
The secretary general of the Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM), Bishop Andres Stanovnik, noted with joy this weekend that the... Read more
Mexican bishops make available online video explaining Da Vinci Code
Due to the overwhelming response to a documentary produced by the Mexican Bishops’ Conference on the Da Vinci Code, the... Read more
Dominican bishops call on voters to elect leaders who will care for the common good
In a document on the issue of voting in the country’s upcoming elections, the bishops of the Dominican Republic have... Read more
Pro-life groups in Colombia prepare legal challenges against high court ruling legalizing abortion
Two pro-life associations in Colombia have expressed their rejection of a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court legalizing abortion in... Read more
Argentinean lawyers reject AIDS prevention manual for students
The Corporation of Catholic Lawyers in Argentina has rejected the distribution of a manual on AIDS prevention to 11 year-old... Read more
Colombian bishops threaten civil disobedience, excommunication for creators of new abortion law
In response to a ruling by Colombia’s Constitutional Court making the country the first in Latin America to legalize abortion,... Read more
‘Sad day in Colombia’, say bishops, as country legalizes abortion
In a decision which the Colombian bishops lament has come on “a sad day for Colombia”, the country’s Constitutional Court--equivalent... Read more
Lawmaker denounces falsification of studies aimed at legalizing morning after pill in Mexico
Mexican Congressman Fernando Guzman Perez Pelaez has denounced the falsification of recent studies in Mexico aimed at proving that the... Read more
Salvadoran cardinal says Church’s authority on condom use belongs to the Pope
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, said this week that only the Pope has the authority to... Read more
Church in Cuba wants to spark spiritual renewal
The Archdiocese of Havana announced that on September 8th, the feast of the patroness of Cuba, Our Lady of Charity,... Read more
Costa Rican chancellor says state has duty to defend the family
The chancellor of Costa Rica, Roberto Tovar Faja, has said that “the State is obliged to defend the family,” especially... Read more
Colombian bishops reaffirm need to defend life from conception to natural death
As the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for May 28 draw near, the bishops of Colombia issued a statement this weekend... Read more
Mexican bishops call for efforts to reduce emigration
In a statement released at the conclusion of their recent 81st Plenary Assembly, the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico has exhorted... Read more
Remains of priest kidnapped by revolutionaries found in Colombia
Authorities this week said DNA tests have revealed that human remains discovered near the San Juan River in northwestern Colombia... Read more
Bishops of Bolivia criticize government for corruption, human rights abuses
The Bolivian bishops began their annual assembly last weekend with an urgent call to the new government of Evo Morales... Read more
Uruguayan bishops want country to avoid commercial conflict with Argentina
The Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay has released a statement drafted at their last general assembly in which they call for... Read more
‘Gospel of Judas’: an ideological attack against the Church, says Argentinean archbishop
During his television program, “Keys to a Better World,” Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, said this week that... Read more
Amid growing energy crisis, Guatemala cardinal says politicians should ride bus or walk to work
In response to the current energy crisis produced by climbing oil prices, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno of Guatemala said this... Read more
Government seeking to disparage Church with death of priest, say Venezuelan bishops
Relations between political leaders and the Venezuelan bishops took a turn for the worse this week in the wake of... Read more
