Americas News
Oswaldo Payá asks Patriarch Bartholomew to support peaceful dissidence in Cuba
In a letter sent to the Orthodox Archbishop of New York, Demetrios, Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas of the Christian Liberation Movement... Read more
Energetic statement by Mexican bishops against "morning after pill"
The Mexican Bishops Conference’s Family Ministry Committee has released a statement strongly rejecting the government’s decision to include so-called “emergency... Read more
Cardinal López Trujillo announces new document that will address so-called “safe sex”
In comments made to Columbian media outlets, Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, reiterated... Read more
Argentinean Cardinal exhorts young people “broaden their horizons”
During a Mass celebrated Wednesday at St. Agnes Parish in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of the Argentinean... Read more
Argentinean Bishop says “magnifying glass” necessary to find good politicians
Bishop Joaquín Piña of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, is encouraging the faithful to trust that there are good politicians out there,... Read more
HLI calls on Argentinean President to withdraw pro-abortion Supreme Court nomination
In an open letter addressed to Argentinean President Néstor Kirchner, Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer and Dr. Ignacion Barreiro, President and... Read more
Thousands of crosses commemorate victims of repression in Cuba
Next February 20-23, volunteers from various countries will be placing more than 10,000 white crosses, each inscribed with a name... Read more
Undocumented are not commerce, says Archdiocese of Mexico
In the latest edition of its weekly newspaper, the Archdiocese of Mexico City denounced what it calls the commerce mentality... Read more
Mexican bishops pleased with exoneration of Cardinal Sandoval
The bishops of Mexico have expressed to President Vicente Fox their satisfaction with the decision by the Attorney General to... Read more
To allow abortion is to give a green light to murder, says Venezuelan bishop
Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino of Valencia, Venezuela, is warning that the proposed reform of the country’s penal code which will... Read more
Salvadoran Archbishop calls for respect in presidential campaign
In statements to members of the local media, Archbishop Fernando Sáenz Lacalle of San Salvador, El Salvador, called for respect... Read more
Catholic Charities in Chile to take up national collection for Iranians
Catholic Charities in Chile will launch this Sunday a national collection in all the parishes of the country in benefit... Read more
Archbishop warns of “crusade against the faith” by atheists in Argentina
Archbishop Domingo Castagna of Corrientes, Argentina, is warning that militant atheism “has theoretically and practically infected a growing number of... Read more
Chile needs laws which favor the family and not divorce, says Bishop
Bishop Héctor Vargas Bastidas of Arica, Chile, says the country needs laws favoring the family and not divorce. Read more
Venezuelan Cardinal calls for country built on “true freedom and democracy.”
Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalío Castillo Lara is calling on his fellow countrymen to build a country upon “true freedom and democracy,”... Read more
Bishop denounces dropping of leaflets by drug traffickers in Colombia
Bishop Luis Madrid Merlano of Cartago, Colombia, is denouncing the dropping of leaflets in his diocese which include threats to... Read more
Mexican Bishops Conference to review of Bush immigration proposal
Reacting to the announcement of new immigration policy for the United States by President George Bush, Bishop José Guadalupe Martín... Read more
John Paul II exhorts Catholic Cubans to enlighten society with peaceful dialogue
Pope John Paul II sent a message to mark the 200th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Santiago, Cuba, in which... Read more
Chilean authorities stop distribution of condoms at beaches
In response to public outcry, government officials in Chile moved to prohibit the distribution of condoms to summer vacations at... Read more
Argentinean Archbishop praying that “President Kirchner be who he is supposed to be”
Archbishop Carmelo Juan Giaquinta of Resistencia, Argentina, said he is praying “fervently” that the country’s president, Néstor Kirchner, “be who... Read more
