Americas News
Church defends human dignity, Chilean bishops tell homosexual leader
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic, told a prominent homosexual leader this week that the... Read more
Chilean bishops send congratulations to country’s new Socialist President
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic of Rancagua, together with Cardinal Francisco Javier of... Read more
Human rights defender harassed by Cuban government agents
The President of the Cuban Foundation for Human Rights, Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva, who is blind, is denouncing the psychological... Read more
Venezuela on verge of Marxist dictatorship says cardinal
In one his harshest criticisms to date of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara accused that country’s government... Read more
Believers could become “second-class citizens” in Brazil
The famous Brazilian legal scholar, Yves Gandra Martins, has published an article in the Jornal do Brasil denouncing the government’s... Read more
Mexican bishops exhorts Catholics to tithe
Bishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago of Leon, Mexico, called on the faithful in his diocese this week to take part... Read more
Argentine archbishop says Latin America bears mark of baptism of Jesus
During the celebration of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Archbishop Domingo Castagna said the peoples of Latin... Read more
Bolivian bishops reflect on state of country during retreat
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, Bishop Jesus Juarez, announced this week that during their spiritual retreat... Read more
Apostolic Nuncio in Peru hopeful for peaceful and democratic elections
Speaking on behalf of the entire diplomatic corps in Peru, the country’s Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Rino Passigato, expressed to the... Read more
Legislature must represent plurality of Venezuela, say bishops
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, Archbishop Baltazar Porras Cardozo, said this week the country ought to be... Read more
Judge notes absurdity of defending turtles and at same time legalizing abortion
In an article published in the Brazilian newspaper Jornal O Sul, a judge in Rio Grande do Sul, Alexandre Mussoi... Read more
Pro-life leader denounce international scheme to legalize abortion in Colombia
Although the Colombian media continues to focus on feminist lawyer Monica Roa in the battle over the legalization of abortion... Read more
Efforts to legalize abortion in Colombia continue despite high court’s ruling
Two days after Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled against legalizing abortion in the country because of “a lack of arguments” in... Read more
Brazilian lawmakers organize seminar in defense of life
Pro-life legislators in Brazil organized a National Seminar in Defense of Life on Wednesday, bringing together representatives of the Health... Read more
Pro-life triumph in Colombia as Constitutional Court refuses to legalize abortion
The Constitutional Court of Colombia has ruled it is “inhibited” from legalizing abortion in that country, saying the arguments presented... Read more
Vote on abortion in Brazil postponed for second time
The vote on a bill that would legalize abortion in Brazil for any reason during all nine months of pregnancy... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop suggests postponing elections in wake of accusations of fraud
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela, has called for the postponement of this Sunday’s elections in order to clear up... Read more
Free contraceptives do not promote responsability, Colombian bishops warn
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marulanda, warned this week that the free distribution of... Read more
Argentine bishop reiterates human sexuality’s link to love
“We value human sexuality as something very important, but we see it from the perspective of man. WE believe sexuality... Read more
Mexican bishop reiterates Church’s commitment to encourage voting
Bishop Onesimo Cepeda of Ecatepec, Mexico, said this week the Catholic Church is committed to encouraging Mexicans to participate in... Read more
