Americas News
Leaders denounce new wave of repression in Cuba against dissidents
The Nuevo Herald of Miami is denouncing a new crackdown on dissidents by the Cuban government, pointing to the recent... Read more
Bishop expresses disgust at comments by Argentine president
The Apostolic Administrator of Resistencia, Argentina, Bishop Carmelo Giaquinta, said this week he was disgusted by the inappropriate words and... Read more
Argentine University to hold seminary on Social Doctrine of the Church
In conjunction with the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome, the Catholic University of Argentina will hold a seminar on October... Read more
Bishop calls for solidarity with victims of tropical storm in Mexico
Bishop Leopoldo Gonzalez of Tapachula, Mexico, is encouraging Mexicans to reach out to those affected by tropical storm Stan, which... Read more
Congress on laity calls for building up of common good in Argentina
Participants in the Congress on Laity 2005-2010, which took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, announced their commitment to launch a... Read more
Mexican bishops to launch news agency to combat media bias
The Mexican daily La Jornada reported this week that the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico will soon launch a news agency... Read more
Castro seeks Church’s help in curbing abortion?
In an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone of Genoa, who just returned from a visit... Read more
Pro-life groups in Ecuador bring lawsuit against morning-after pill vendors
Several pro-life groups in Ecuador have brought a lawsuit against the medical laboratories and government health officials who distribute the... Read more
Expert warns of ignorance regarding legal status of unborn in debate surrounding abortion pill
The Director of the Bioethics Group at the Pan American University of Mexico, Rodrigo Guerra, warned this week that in... Read more
Benedict XVI sends blessings to Cubans, visit to country unlikely
During a visit to Cuba this month, the Archbishop of Genoa, Italy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, conveyed the blessings of Pope... Read more
Chilean government rejects bishops’ recommendations on AIDS prevention campaign
A top Chilean official said this week the government of Chile will not modify its controversial AIDS awareness campaign, which... Read more
Protect mother and baby, say Costa Rican bishops
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Costa Rica issued a strong statement this week demanding authorities protect women who... Read more
Dissident leader says Cubans alone can build a more just and free Cuba
The Christian Liberation Movement (CLM), lead by Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, issued a statement this week calling on all Cubans... Read more
Colombia in need of intense prayer, Bishops say
The President of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, is inviting Catholics in that country to... Read more
Cardinal calls on Colombian politicians to have “ecclesial coherence”
As the Supreme Court of Colombia readies to issue a ruling on the legalization of abortion, the Prefect of the... Read more
Mexican cardinal says Pope and country’s bishops will continue to speak out
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, said this week the Pope and the Mexican bishops would continue to... Read more
Cuban bishop praises, government announces crackdown on home-based churches
Just one day after Bishop Alfredo Victor Petit Vergel of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba, who is currently in... Read more
US-born priest honored in Jamaica, tells Jamaicans to turn in criminals
A native New York City priest, who has lived in Jamaica since his first assignment to the Caribbean country in... Read more
Chilean bishops demand AIDS awareness effort respect freedom of all
The Permanent Committee of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile is demanding local authorities respect the freedom of all and not... Read more
Uruguayan bishop says secularization main obstacle to spread of the gospel
During a visit to Aid to the Church in Need’s headquarters in Germany, Bishop Domingo Barbosa da Silveira of Minas,... Read more
