Americas News
Venezuelan cardinal renews call for justice and reconciliation on anniversary of violent April 11th coup
As Venezuelans recalled the fourth anniversary of the April 11 crisis of 2002, which left President Hugo Chavez out of... Read more
Church will oppose family planning law, says Guatemalan cardinal
The archbishop of Guatemala City, Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, said this past Sunday that the Church would oppose a new... Read more
Cardinal Rivera urges Mexicans to focus on Holy Week, not on elections
The archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, has called on Mexicans to set aside the issue of the... Read more
Cuban bishops permitted to give Holy Week radio addresses for first time in 46 years
For the first time in 46 years, the communist Cuban government has permitted Catholic bishops in that country to address... Read more
Latin American bishops slam ‘Gospel of Judas’, accuse National Geographic of commercial opportunism
Four leading Latin American archbishops, including three cardinals, have expressed regret over National Geographic’s decision to publish a Palm Sunday... Read more
Cardinal launches prayer appeal for Mexico and Latin America
While celebrating Mass at the archdiocesan cathedral on April 2nd, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City launched a massive... Read more
Peruvian lawmakers decry Health Minister’s efforts to legalize abortion
A group of Peruvian legislators has sent a letter to the country’s Health Minister, Pilar Mazzeti, requesting that she disclose... Read more
Poll shows that majority of Chileans consider religion very important
More than 60% of Chileans believe religion is “very important” in their lives, according to a recent poll taken by... Read more
Pro-life groups denounce irregularities in efforts to legalize abortion in Colombia
The Foundation Futuro Colombia has denounced certain anomalies in the case being argued before the country’s Constitutional Court to legalize... Read more
U.S. Presbyterian leader claims ‘religious freedom’ exists in Cuba
During religious services Monday at the first Presbyterian church in Havana, the moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA, Rick Ufford... Read more
Mexican bishop says he will not support “autonomous church”
In a statement sent to Catholic News Agency, Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal de las Casas and his... Read more
30,000 children send letters calling on Colombian high court not to legalize abortion
Pro-family groups have collected more than 30,000 letters from children asking the Constitutional Court of Colombia not to legalize abortion... Read more
Mexican bishops call on presidential candidates to offer solutions to immigration problem
In a statement released on Wednesday, the bishops of Mexico called on presidential candidates to offer “concrete plans for the... Read more
Archbishop of San Antonio: United States was built by immigrants
During a forum on international immigration, Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio said the United States is a country built... Read more
Young people present 250,000 signatures opposing abortion to Argentinean lawmakers
Pro-life groups in Argentina presented a petition signed by 250,000 people to lawmakers this week demanding they refrain from legalizing... Read more
Cuban government harasses parish praying rosary for dissidents
Since 2003 Cuban police agents have been harassing the parish of Palma Soriano, where a group of Catholics gather each... Read more
Salvadoran prelate: new statements by former military commander could shed new light on Archbishop Romero assassination
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador expressed his hope this week that statements by former military captain Alvaro Saravia... Read more
Vatican official expresses concern about proposed US immigration reform
The chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences, Msgr. Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, said this week that the Holy See... Read more
Pseudo-Catholic group says right to abortion ‘essential’ for women
The Mexican branch of the pro-abortion group “Catholics for a Free Choice” (CFFC) presented the Spanish version of the book,... Read more
Ecuadorian bishops call on government, natives to dialogue about free trade agreement
The Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador has called on that country’s government to act deliberately on the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities,... Read more
