Americas News
Parkinson’s sufferers in Argentina grateful for example of John Paul II
The Argentinean daily La Nación featured a story last week on the testimony of a group of Parkinson’s sufferers who... Read more
Honduran diocese joins lawsuit against the State over prison deaths
The Diocese of San Pedro de Sula has joined with family members of the victims of a May 2004 prison... Read more
Bishop reminds Argentineans “man comes from God and is not product of chance”
Bishop Andres Stanovnik of Reconquista reminded Argentineans as they celebrate the country’s independence day that “the fundamental truth that makes... Read more
Fourteen Chilean dioceses to celebrate Social Weeks
As part of the activities surrounding the canonization of Chilean Father Alberto Hurtado, fourteen dioceses in Chile will take part... Read more
Venezuelan bishops call for defense of human life through dialogue
The Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela concluded its Plenary Assembly this week with a call to engage in dialogue to defend... Read more
Basilica in Argentina celebrates 17,000 hours of continuous Eucharistic adoration
The faithful of the Basilica of San Jose de Flores in Buenos Aires are celebrating their second year of perpetual... Read more
Venezuelan bishops reiterate rejection of proposal to allow abortion
Archbishop Baltazar Porras Cardozo of Merida and president of the Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, reiterated this past week the Church’s... Read more
Catholics should engage in civil disobedience against anti-life legislation
The President of the Committee on Missions of the Bishops’ Conference of Mexico, Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa of Cuernavaca, said... Read more
Concern in Uruguay over decision by cable ops to cancel EWTN
Popular Jesuit priest Father Horacio Bojorge denounced the decision by two cable operators in Montevideo to drop EWTN from their... Read more
Cardinal Rivera says Mexico still in need of true religious freedom
The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, said this week the country is still in need of true... Read more
Paraguayan bishop says homosexual “marriage” is a fruit of an age of decadence
Bishop Claudio Gimenez Medina of Caacupe and President of the Paraguayan Bishops’ Conference told the Fides news agency this week... Read more
Argentinean bishop says education key to social integration
The president of Caritas Argentina, Bishop Jorge Casaretto, said last week that improving education is the key to overcoming “the... Read more
Mexican bishops: life is a gift, no right to die
The Bishops Conference of Mexico issued a statement last week reiterating that life is a gift from God which man... Read more
Peruvian childhood congress to center on Mary, Eucharist, Mission
The national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru announced recently that preparations are being made for their 2nd... Read more
Mexican bishops express support for Catholic homosexual outreach group
The Archdiocese of Mexico has expressed its support for Courage Latino, a Hispanic version of the successful Catholic ministry for... Read more
Bishops warn power vacuum can turn Mexico into an ungovernable country
The Bishops’ Conference of Mexico issued a statement this week warning that the power vacuums created by the corruption and... Read more
Colombian bishops: child’s right to a father and a mother supersede homosexual demands
The Secretary General of the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop Fabian Marlanda, reiterated this week the Church’s opposition to the... Read more
US and Mexican bishops acknowledge challenge of immigration for society and the Church
The president of the Committee on Migration of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Renato Ascencio Leon of Ciudad Juarez, said... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop denounces occupation of Cathedral by protestors
Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador denounced the occupation of the city’s Cathedral this week by a group of... Read more
Cardinal Rivera calls for respect for election results
The Archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, called for respect for the results of the country’s upcoming elections and... Read more
