Americas News
Panama archbishop trusts talks will solve protests over fuel prices
"I believe in the good will of all of us Panamanians and there is no other tool to find solutions... Read more
Colombian archbishop proposes more than one year of marriage prep
Archbishop Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo of Medellín called for the implementation of the "catechumenal itineraries for married life" proposed by... Read more
Bishops ask for contributions to aid flood victims in Colombia
Torrential winter rains in the departments of Sucre, Córdoba, and Bolívar in northern Colombia have affected thousands of people. Read more
Pregnancy center director tells Congress pro-life work ‘worth the risk’ of attacks
The director said her center has had to spend roughly $150,000 — money that could have been used elsewhere —... Read more
Costa Rican bishop receives Missionaries of Charity expelled from Nicaragua
Bishop Eugenio Salazar Mora of Tilarán-Liberia in Costa Rica greeted the nuns one by one and knelt as he greeted... Read more
Mexican bishop to country's president: 'We've done our job as pastors'
Bishop Ramón Castro Castro on July 9 responded to recent remarks by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who called the... Read more
Should we get rid of daylight saving time and use 'God's clock' instead?
Studies have linked changing the clocks with foggy thinking and an increase in heart attacks. Read more
Report: 1 cardinal and 57 priests killed in the last 30 years in Mexico
The document comes as the faithful in Mexico prepare to observe a Day of Prayer for Peace in Mexico on... Read more
Missionaries of Charity expelled from Nicaragua
The action is the latest in religious persecutions that have escalated there in the last four years. Read more
Archbishop of Bogotá: 'It's our duty to be bishops during difficult times' in Colombia
During his opening address to the bishops’ plenary assembly July 4, the president of the Colombian bishops’ conference exhorted fellow... Read more
Church leaders in Mexico call for days of prayer for peace amid increasing violence
“There is a wound to heal and there is the strength that the country needs today to build peace,” the... Read more
Will Mexico have to wait a half-century for legal abortion to be overturned?
Rulings that legitimize abortion by the higher courts in Mexico continue to present significant challenges for the pro-life cause in... Read more
Brazilian Cardinal Cláudio Hummes dies at 87
Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, archbishop emeritus of São Paulo, Brazil, died on Monday after a long illness. Read more
Peruvian same-sex-attracted man defies gay 'pride' by promising to be chaste
In a recent interview with Spanish EWTN News, Gerson Granados Gonzales shared his life’s journey and a message to those... Read more
Guatemalan president demands commission desist from abortion activism
For President Alejandro Giammattei, the report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights shows a “methodological error that makes evident... Read more
Bishop walks on his knees to bid farewell to Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos in Mexico
Bishop Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe headed the diocese of San Juan de los Lagos for six years and was recently... Read more
Pope Francis encourages reconciliation in Colombia at Truth Commission presentation
A message from the pope was read at the June 28 presentation of the final report of the commission. Read more
Ortega government orders dissolution of Missionaries of Charity in Nicaragua
The order to shut down the sisters and 100 other nongovernmental organizations was requested by a Sandinista legislator in a... Read more
Hundreds of men gather to pray the rosary in Mexico City
The men processed through Santo Domingo Plaza in the center of the Mexican capital proclaiming “Long live Christ the King!” Read more
Cardinal reveals he was detained by drug traffickers in Mexico
Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega lamented the current climate of violence in Mexico at a June 26 press conference. Read more
