Americas News
Pro-life coalition presents abortion photo exhibit to Peruvian congress
The ‘United for Life’ organization in Peru is presenting a photo display on the reality of abortion at the country’s... Read more
Cuban government agents assault prominent dissident
The leader of the internationsl Christian Life Movement, Oswald Paya Sardiñas, has issued a statement revealing that Cuban government agents... Read more
Venezuelan bishops demand serious investigation into assassination of priest
The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela has rejected statements by the country’s Attorney General, Isaias Rodriguez, who said on Tuesday that... Read more
Argentinean bishop: What the Nazis did in secret is today made legal
During a recent homily, Bishop Luis T. Stockler of Quilmes, Argentina, lamented that “the experiments that were done secretly at... Read more
Urgent call for prayer as decision on abortion looms over Columbian Supreme Court
Pro-life and pro-family groups in Colombia are urging prayers for the right to life in that country after it was... Read more
Mexican presidential candidates to present proposals to bishops
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago, confirmed this week that several of the... Read more
Cardinal Rouco calls for ‘alliance of faith’ between Argentina and Spain
During the celebration of Mass at the Basilica of Lujan near Buenos Aires, the archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria... Read more
Fourteen Cuban families will travel to Spain for World Meeting of Families
The AVAN news agency is reporting that fourteen couples from Cuba have applied for permission from the Castro regime to... Read more
Dominican Republic cardinal decries proposal to legalize death penalty
As the Dominican Republic’s national congress continues its debate on a proposal to reform the country’s penal code and allow... Read more
Humanity’s progress linked to the Resurrection of Christ, says argentine bishop
Archbishop Jose Maria Arancibia of Mendoza, Argentina, said this week that the Christian vision of progress is not pessimistic, but... Read more
Third edition of historic Cuban magazine published
The Catholic Press Union in Cuba has published the third edition of the magazine Verdad y Esperanza in order to... Read more
Argentine bishop warns against distortion of human rights
In his Easter message, Bishop Baldomero Carlos Martin of San Justo, Argentina exhorted faithful to have a proper understanding of... Read more
Mexican prelate supports immigrant boycott of U.S. goods
Bishop Renato Ascencio of Juarez, Mexico, announced during Holy Week he would support a commercial boycott planned by immigrants in... Read more
Cubans turn out in huge numbers for Good Friday Way of the Cross and procession
Huge numbers of Cubans turned out for Good Friday celebrations last week, including the Way of the Cross and processions,... Read more
Venezuela archbishop criticizes government attempts to distort truth about April 11th crisis
On the fourth anniversary of the Venezuela’s politico-military crisis of April 11, 2002, Archbishop Jose Baltazar Porras of Merida criticized... Read more
Mexicans submit hundreds of testimonies regarding possible miracles by John Paul II
According to the official website for the beatification and canonization of John Paul II, hundreds of emails are pouring in... Read more
Don’t call undocumented workers ‘illegal’ says Mexican cardinal
The archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez expressed his support this week for protests by Hispanics in the... Read more
Puerto Rican cardinal urges prayer for politicians
The archbishop emeritus of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez, is calling on the faithful to pray and... Read more
Archbishop calls for reaction against ‘shameless wave’ of hatred toward Jesus and the Church
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, has exhorted Catholics to avoid laziness and to respond with “noble firmness” to... Read more
Cardinal Medina encourages Christians not to contribute to success of Da Vinci Code movie
The former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, is... Read more
