Americas News
Guatemalan bishops ready to challenge constitutionality of anti-life law
The Bishops’ Conference of Guatemala is poised to file a petition before the country’s Supreme Court to stop a new... Read more
Mexican bishop says Church and State not rival institutions
The secretary general of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, said this week the continuing collaboration between... Read more
Argentina medial society backs government official’s opposition to drug parties
The Society of Medical and Biological Ethics of Argentina announced its support this week for the Health Minister of the... Read more
Shrine of Aparecida in Brazil preparing for 2007 CELAM conference
Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis of Aparecida, Brazil, said this week the Shrine of Aparecida is beginning preparations to host the... Read more
Chilean senator says homosexual unions and abortion part of new government’s agenda
A Socialist party senator in Chile said this week the country’s newly elected government led by President Michelle Bachelet plans... Read more
Church in Costa Rica extends pre-marital preparation to help prevent failed marriages
In response to an increase in failed marriages in Costa Rica, the Church in that country has decided to extend... Read more
World Forum on Ethics calls for family to be declared patrimony of humanity
At the conclusion of the World Forum on Ethics, which was held simultaneously in five cities in Mexico from January... Read more
100,000 children write letters to Supreme Court opposing legalization of abortion in Colombia
Several pro-life groups in Colombia have launched a campaign to collect 100,000 letters from children in Medellin calling on the... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls border wall an “error”
During the III National Congress of the Mexican Bishops’ Committee on Culture, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City, called... Read more
Argentine bishop says family and human person should be priorities for the State
Bishop Ruben Frassia of Avellaneda, Argentina, said this week the defense of the family and the human person are priorities... Read more
Spanish government to push homosexual agenda at World Social Forum
A Spanish government official in charge of working with NGOs has announced he will advance the Zapatero administration’s proposals for... Read more
Venezuelan bishops demand respect from government to improve cooperation
A delegation of Venezuelan bishops who met with President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday told the leader they would like greater... Read more
Argentine prelate says bishops can’t “do everything” in the Church
Bishop Joaquin Piña of Puerto Iguazu, Argentina said this week it’s not up to the bishops to say and do... Read more
Archbishop of Costa Rica calls for greater voting protection for the blind
Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña of San Jose, Costa Rica, has asked the country’s Supreme Court to issue a ruling in... Read more
Urgent need for Christian witness in public life says Venezuelan bishop
During the celebration of the feast of St. Sebastian this week, Bishop Mario Moronta of San Cristobal, Venezuela, said the... Read more
Papal message to conference on Vatican II encourages correct reading of the Council
In a special message from Pope Benedict XVI to the participants of the conference “Vatican Council II: Perspectives for the... Read more
Bishop explains crisis in Catholic education…and what to do about it
During an energetic presentation at the conference “Vatican Council II: Perspectives for the Third Millennium,” held last weekend in Peru,... Read more
Catholics form collective to voice concerns of Church in World Social Forum
A collective formed by Catholics in order represent the Catholic Church will participate in the controversial World Social Forum, to... Read more
Moving testimony by newly-ordained terminally ill priest in Chile
Francisco Jimenez Araya is 30 years old and has suffered from terminal cancer since last November. He has faced his... Read more
Mexican bishops urge laity to participate in politics
The Committee on the Laity of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico is calling on the faithful not to abstain from... Read more
