Americas News
Don’t neglect rural peoples, but guarantee real development, Vatican representative urges U.N.
On Tuesday, Archbishop Janusz Bolonek, the Vatican’s apostolic nuncio to Uruguay, told members of a United Nations Conference on Agrarian... Read more
Chilean bishop praises women for contribution to Church and humanity
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the president of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic,... Read more
Mexican archbishop denies Church receives money from drug trafficking
Archbishop Emilio Berlie Belaunzaran of Yucatan, Mexico, said this week the Church doesn’t accept money from suspicious sources and that... Read more
Bishops of Argentina launch campaign to fight AIDS
The secretariat for family ministry of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina has printed 50,000 bumper stickers with the phrase, “Remedy... Read more
Vatican official calls ecclesial movements “the Spirit’s way of responding to sects”
In an interview with Vatican Radio, the president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Archbishop Stanislao Rylko, said today’s... Read more
Argentine cardinal: gospels inspire Church to intervene in politics
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, said this week the bishops do... Read more
Peruvian cardinal calls on voters to elect “those who defend life and the family”
As the April 9 national elections draw near in Peru, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thore of Lima is calling of... Read more
CELAM asks monastic and contemplative communities to pray for upcoming Conference
In a letter addressed to members of all monastic and contemplative communities of the Americas, the leaders of the Latin... Read more
Archbishop of Caracas says Church will offer mediation for dialogue between opposition and government
Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas said last week the bishops of Venezuela would be willing to mediate a dialogue... Read more
Colombian bishops organize campaign for International Women’s Day
The National Secretariat for Social Ministry of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia will celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8... Read more
Samaritans of the Street reach out to drug addicts and troubled youth
An outreach ministry to juvenile delinquents and drug addicts is making news in Cali, Colombia, where it is offering food,... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani: interior pilgrimage should lead us to Christ
While commenting on Pope Benedict XVI’s Lenten message, the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, underscored the importance of... Read more
Thousands of young people participate in family catechetical congress
On February 19 more than 4,000 young people from different countries gathered together with Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of... Read more
Colombian bishop: Church leaders have right to encourage pro-life voting
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda Lopez, said this week he was surprised by... Read more
Chileans moved by testimony of young priest who succumbed to cancer
Father Francisco Jimenez Araya, the Chilean priest who was diagnosed with cancer shortly before his ordination, died Wednesday morning in... Read more
New Venezuelan cardinal says appointment means greater service to the Church
Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas said he considers his appointment to the College of Cardinals an opportunity to deepen... Read more
USAID funding for Peruvian feminists to be cut off over support for morning after pill
The US Agency for International Development announced this week it will cut of economic assistance to the feminist group “Manuela... Read more
Mexican bishop warns Catholics against deceptive cults
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico, is warning Catholics against the tactics of certain cult groups that claim... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop says failure to vote “sin of omission”
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, reminded Catholics this week that failure to vote is a sin... Read more
