Americas News
Costa Rican bishops ask government to teach children to be builders of peace
Bishop José Francisco Ulloa of Limón and President of the Costa Rica Bishops Conference asked the government this week to... Read more
Campaign underway in Argentina to establish penalties for abortifacients
An Argentinean congressman has introduced a bill that would establish penalties for the production and distribution of abortifacients—medicines whose purpose... Read more
Removal of statue of Mary from court building by Argentinean judge sparks protests
A federal judge’s decision last Saturday to remove a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of St. Nicholas from... Read more
Chilean diocese saddened by brutal murder of two women during Mass
The Bishop of Valparaíso expressed his grief and condolences to the families of two women who were killed last Friday... Read more
Moving Christmas message by Catholic Cuban dissident made public
The national coordinator of the Varela Project and president of the Christian Liberation Movement, Oswaldo Payá, published a message to... Read more
Mexican Cardinal says only a conversion of the heart can bring about social change
During a Mass celebrated in the Archdiocesan Cathedral, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, Archbishop of Mexico City, said social change in the... Read more
Catholic leaders meet with FARC to secure release of hostages
Two delegations of the Catholic Church met with a representative of the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) to negotiate... Read more
Christian dissidents in Cuba hopeful 2004 will be a year of peaceful change
Christian dissidents in Cuba are hoping the New Year will bring peaceful change and that urgent reforms the country needs... Read more
Cuban Cardinal: imprisoned shall not be forgotten this Christmas
In his Christmas message read in parishes yesterday, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino of Havana, Cuba, exhorted Cuban families to cultivate... Read more
Colombian guerrillas free 5 foreign tourists and 2 Columbians
Five foreign tourists and two Colombians were released on Monday after being held since last September 12 by the National... Read more
Priest says ELN should release hostages before Christmas
A humanitarian commission, which is headed up by a Catholic priest and is negotiating the release of a group of... Read more
Church in Mexico says law on homosexual unions is “aberration”
The Catholic Church in Mexico called a proposed bill to legalize homosexual unions in the capital an “aberration” and called... Read more
First statue in Brazil of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta is blessed
Cardinal Eusebio Sheid, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, blessed this Wednesday in the Church of the Resurrection in Copacabana the... Read more
Venezuelan parish attacked for second time
According to law enforcement officials, the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Los Teques, Venezuela, was attacked again... Read more
Bishop decries senselessness of children dying of hunger in Argentina
Auxiliary Bishop José Antonio Gentico of Buenos Aires says “it is absurd that in a country like Argentina where bread... Read more
University students in Chile take part in Christmas outreach to the poor
The campus ministry office of the Archdiocese of Santiago launched a Christmas campaign this week in order to encourage young... Read more
Cardinal Rivera blesses first stone for new shrine dedicated to St. Juan Diego
In a Mass celebrating the feast of St. Juan Diego, the Archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, blessed the first... Read more
Church working with Colombian government to re-launch efforts to free hostages
The Catholic Church and the Columbian government have reached an agreement that will strengthen the negotiating committee, which is seeking... Read more
Brazilian bishops say students need education and not condoms to fight AIDS
The Bishops Conference of Brazil has published a clear statement asking the country’s Ministers of Health and of Education to... Read more
Judge orders image of the Virgin removed from Argentinean Supreme Court building
A judge in Argentina has ordered the removal of an image of Our Lady of St. Nicholas from the country’s... Read more
