Americas News
Brazilian government postpones bill on abortion
In keeping with a promise made by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the country’s bishops, the federal government... Read more
Caritas and bishops launch Migrant Week to help Mexicans in the US
Caritas Mexico and the Mexican bishops’ Committee on Social affairs have announced the celebration of Migrant Week in order to... Read more
Cuban cardinal outraged by pro-U.S. charge
The leader of the Catholic Church in Cuba, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, rejected as "truly outrageous" a Communist government official's charge... Read more
Bishops of Brazil call for serious political reform
In order to mark Brazil’s Independence Day on September 7, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil is releasing a... Read more
Court stops distribution of abortion pill in Peru
A non-governmental organization in Lima has secured a court injunction against the Peruvian government over the distribution of the morning-after... Read more
Colombian bishop explains Church’s proposal for dialogue with rebel groups
In an interview with the Colombian daily El Tiempo, the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Archbishop Luis Augusto... Read more
Argentine cardinal: defend the unborn unto death
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, encouraged Catholics this week to untiringly defend the unborn against abortion even... Read more
Magazine in Colombia highlights contribution of the Church to peace process
The Colombian magazine Semana published an article this week entitled, “Work Not Always Understood,” explaining the contribution the Church has... Read more
Death threat made against Argentine archbishop
On August 29 Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, Argentina, revealed he had received a death threat from an anonymous... Read more
Costa Rican archbishop denounces schismatic group
Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña of San Jose, Costa Rica, said this week the self-named “Reformed Catholic Church,” which has been... Read more
Holy See alerts Latin American bishops about activities of pseudo-Catholic groups at the UN
The Vatican Secretary of State has asked the bishops’ conferences of Latin America to be on the alert against a... Read more
Mexican cardinal announces beatification of heroic lay martyr
Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iñiguez of Guadalajara, Mexico, announced the beatification of Anacleto Gonzalez Flores and eleven companions, all martyrs, who... Read more
Colombian bishop reminds rebels that agreements must be “totally humanitarian”
The President of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro of Tunja, said this week he has not received... Read more
Five exorcisms per day taking place in Mexico
At the recent National Congress of Exorcists held at the headquarters of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, organizers revealed that... Read more
Argentina celebrates “National Day of Solidarity” honoring Mother Teresa
In order to commemorate the birthday of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the government of Argentina, at the request of the... Read more
Former high-ranking justice official denounces “political trickery” to legalize abortion in Colombia
In an article published in the Colombian daily El Tiempo, Rafael Nieto Loaiza, a former high-ranking official of the Justice... Read more
Venezuelan archbishop tells Chavez to “fix problems at home” first
Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, Venezuela, called on President Hugo Chavez this week to worry first about running his own... Read more
Bishop caught up in sex scandal apologizes to Argentine episcopate
In a six-paragraph letter sent to the Permanent Committee of the Argentine Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone, who resigned... Read more
Colombian president pledges not to approve legalization of abortion
President Álvaro Uríbe Velez of Colombia has promised Church leaders in his country he has sent a letter to the... Read more
Priest fined for calling anthropologist “pro-abortion”
A panel of judges in Brasilia has ordered a Catholic priest to pay a fine for using the word “pro-abortion”... Read more
