Americas News
Church in Colombia aids 5,000 Venezuelan emigrants a day
The Church in Colombia is assisting some 5,000 Venezuelan migrants a day, the president of the country's bishops' conference announced... Read more
Ezzati declines to answer questions in Chilean abuse probe
Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago exercised his legal right to silence Wednesday after being summoned for questioning by a state... Read more
Archbishop criticizes pro-abortion presentation at Catholic university
After an event featuring abortion rights activists was held at a Mexican Jesuit university, the president of the Mexican bishops’... Read more
Mexican state advances pro-life constitutional amendment
The congress of the Mexican state of Sinaloa on Friday passed a constitutional amendment protecting human life from the moment... Read more
Pope Francis laicizes convicted Chilean abuser
The pope has ordered the laicization of Fernando Karadima, a Chilean priest convicted in 2011 of the sexual abuse of... Read more
Santiago archdiocese creates lay-led commission to address abuse cases
Amid the crisis facing the Church in Chile regarding sexual and other forms of abuse, the Archdiocese of Santiago has... Read more
Nicaraguan bishop laments death of teen during anti-government protests
Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos of Matagalpa has called for an end to the deaths in the country occurring during... Read more
Parish of priest who denounced drug traffickers attacked in Argentina
Mary Our Queen parish and Paul VI school in Rosario, Argentina, were the target of an attack by criminals apparently... Read more
Cardinal calls for respect for bodies found stored in trailers
The president of the Mexican bishops’ conference has demanded that the dignity of human bodies be respected, after two trailers... Read more
Mexican bishops call for solidarity with flood victims in Sinaloa
The Mexican bishops' conference called for solidarity Friday with the thousands of people affected by heavy rains and flooding in... Read more
Pope accepts resignation of two more Chilean bishops
The removal of Bishop Carlos Pellegrín Barrera of Chillán and Bishop Cristián Contreras Molina of San Felipe was confirmed in... Read more
Masked men brutally attack priest in Nicaragua
A group of masked men entered the home of a priest in the Diocese of León in Nicaragua and savagely... Read more
This 87-year-old woman feeds the homeless in Chile every week
Every Wednesday night, 87-year-old Elena Donaire goes out onto the streets of Santiago, Chile, to meet the homeless and attend... Read more
Chilean priest guilty of abuse dismissed from clerical state
Pope Francis has decreed, without recourse to appeal, the dismissal from the clerical state of Cristián Precht Bañados, who was... Read more
Chilean officials raid four dioceses in sex abuse investigation
As part of the investigation into sexual crimes against minors committed by members of the Catholic Church in Chile, the... Read more
Mexican bishops publish 'plan for building peace'
The Mexican bishops' conference published Tuesday the “Catholic Church's Plan for Building Peace,” in an effort to “redouble efforts and... Read more
Chilean civil court could get access to Vatican documents on Karadima case
The Archdiocese of Santiago in Chile has requested that the country’s Court of Appeals send an “exhorto” or judicial request,... Read more
Dominican Republic pro-life march: 'Let’s save both lives!'
A pro-life demonstration in the Dominican Republic on Sunday voiced opposition to a bill to reform the Criminal Code that... Read more
Argentine abuse investigation involves priest previously reported to Pope Francis
An Argentine investigation into clerical sexual abuse involves a priest previously accused of abuse in Italy, who was the subject... Read more
Chilean Senate passes bill allowing minors to change legal gender
The Chilean Senate has passed a gender identity bill that would allow minors as young as 14 to change their... Read more
