Americas News
Priests and volunteers deliver 15,000 food baskets amid coronavirus pandemic
Priests and volunteers have distributed more than 15,000 food baskets to Peruvians unable to work during the nation’s coronavirus pandemic... Read more
Priests have 'grave responsibility' to bring sacraments to the sick, Argentine bishops say
As Argentina remains under a government-ordered lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the bishops of Buenos Aires have... Read more
Lima parish hosts rooftop Holy Hour for neighbors confined to home
With their country under a nationwide stay-at-home order, parishioners at Saint Anthony of Padua parish in Lima, Peru, approached their... Read more
Peruvian bishop rescinds permission for confession by phone
A Peruvian bishop has rescinded permission for priests of his diocese to hear confessions by telephone, just five days after... Read more
Chilean bishops concerned by political inaction amid anti-government protests
The Standing Committee of the Chilean bishops’ conference has expressed its concern over the time that has gone by since... Read more
Venezuelan bishops' conference backs pro-democracy marches, calls for change
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets March 10 in Caracas and other cities to demand democratic change, amid the... Read more
OAS Secretary General backs 'essential' right to life
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States has drawn praise from pro-life leaders after saying it is “essential” that... Read more
Argentine bishops hold pro-life Mass as president plans to legalize abortion
As the Argentine president prepares to send a bill to the legislature legalizing abortion, thousands attended a pro-life Mass March... Read more
Peruvian cardinal calls for suppression of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
A Peruvian cardinal has said that the Vatican has been asked to dissolve the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Peruvian religious... Read more
Mexico City women's march erupts into violence outside cathedral
A Mexico City march organized for International Women’s Day turned violent Sunday, when some demonstrators vandalized public structures and monuments,... Read more
Charity turns down donated bikes from KofC over 'anti-LGBTQ' beliefs
A Vancouver-based bicycling charity broke a long-standing partnership with a local Knights of Columbus group this week and rejected their... Read more
Colombian court leaves abortion regulations unchanged
Colombia's Constitutional Court ruled Monday to maintain the country's status quo on abortion, neither banning the practice entirely nor legalizing... Read more
Nicaragua's Father Ernesto Cardenal dies at 95
Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, a Nicaraguan poet and Marxist liberation theology activist whose priestly faculties were long suspended for his assuming... Read more
Cardinal Collins blasts Canadian assisted dying laws
Canada is embracing “death on demand” in its healthcare laws, according to Cardinal Thomas Collins. The Archbishop of Toronto issued... Read more
Canadian bishops condemn new medical suicide measures
The Catholic bishops of Canada issued a statement on Wednesday, condemning parliament’s efforts to further expand medically assisted suicide to... Read more
Accompaniment central to priestly formation in Cuba, spiritual director says
Accompaniment for seminarians is critical in Cuba, a priest has said, reflecting that Cubans are “a tired people, a people... Read more
Canadian bishops lament Vanier's misconduct, while affirming value of L'Arche
The Canadian bishops' conference decried Monday the sexual misconduct of Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche International. Read more
Canadian bill to allow medical suicide even if death not 'reasonably foreseeable'
The bill will introduce “new and modified safeguards” for people eligible for euthanasia but who are not predicted to die in the immediate... Read more
Father's bid to halt 8th month abortion makes headlines in Colombia
A late term abortion case has made national headlines in Colombia after a father lost a court appeal to save... Read more
Mexican bishops back repeal of statute of limitations for sexual abuse cases
The Church in Mexico has expressed its support for several bills to eliminate the statute of limitations in cases of... Read more
