Americas News
Pro-life doctors warn against Chilean bill to permit elective abortion
A group of pro-life Chilean doctors on Monday published a video meant to disprove the falsehoods that arise in the... Read more
100 clerics will make bicycle pilgrimage to honor Our Lady in Mexico
A bicycle pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan will be made this week by 100 clerics, the... Read more
Cuban socialism has been a failure and the left must face up to it, priest says
Fr. Alberto Reyes Pías, a priest of the Archdiocese of Camagüey, addressed Monday those who have leftist political preferences, asking... Read more
Hundreds of thousands attend march 'for women and for life' in Mexico City
More than 300,000 people participated in a march in favor of women and of life in Mexico City on Sunday,... Read more
Chile's lower house votes to debate bill permitting elective abortions
Chile’s Chamber of Deputies voted Sept. 28 to begin the debate on a bill that would decriminalize abortion up to... Read more
Church in Canada pledges funds for healing, reconciliation after residential schools
The Canadian bishops are aiming to raise $30 million (USD 23.8m) over the next five years to support the Indigenous... Read more
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Archdiocese of Toronto requires regular testing for unvaccinated clergy, employees
Clergy in the Archdiocese of Toronto who have not received a COVID-19 vaccination must show proof of a recent negative... Read more
New Brunswick dioceses will not require COVID vaccination to attend Mass
The Archdiocese of Moncton announced Friday the four bishops in the province have adopted a common policy for attendance at... Read more
Canada's bishops apologize for abuses at residential schools
The Catholic bishops of Canada issued a formal apology to the Indigenous population of the country for the abuses of... Read more
Salvadoran archbishop thanks president for promise not to approve pro-abortion constitutional changes
The Archbishop of San Salvador thanked Saturday the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, for his commitment not to approve... Read more
New Brunswick mandates COVID vaccine pass, but Catholic dioceses take differing approaches
The Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick has said proof of vaccination will not be required for Mass or the... Read more
Catholic cardinal says Haiti's 'catastrophic situation' led Haitians to U.S. border
The Catholic cardinal, who was injured in Haiti’s recent earthquake, is also a leader in the recovery efforts for the... Read more
Mexican Supreme Court invalidates medical conscientious objection law
Mexico's Supreme Court on Monday invalidated an article of the General Health Law that broadly provided for medical personnel's conscientious... Read more
Canadian archbishop: Only fully vaccinated can attend Mass
Unvaccinated Catholics barred from attending Mass in Canada's New Brunswick province, which has had fewer than 50 COVID-19 related deaths... Read more
Argentine archbishop warns president: 'There is little time left' to avoid debacle
Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández of La Plata warned Argentine president Alberto Fernández Thursday that his priorities, such as abortion, marijuana,... Read more
Mexican episcopate won't cover medical expenses of priests with COVID-19 who aren't vaccinated
The financial assistance service of the Mexican bishops’ conference stated last month that it will not cover the medical expenses... Read more
Salvadoran president urged to oppose proposed pro-abortion constitutional changes
Seventy-five pro-life and pro-family organizations on Monday asked the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, to oppose the changes to... Read more
Mexican bishops announce march 'for women and for life'
In response to recent rulings by the nation’s Supreme Court decriminalizing abortion, the bishops of Mexico have called on the... Read more
Thousands demonstrate outside Mexico's Supreme Court to defend life, reject abortion
More than 2,500 people demonstrated Monday outside the Mexican Supreme Court building in Mexico City to defend life and oppose... Read more
Two months after Cuba protests, religious leaders continue to demand justice for detainees
Two months after protests of Cuba’s communist government, the Cuban Conference of Men and Women Religious has denounced irregularities in... Read more
