Americas News
Abortion organizations in Perú demand Health Minister suspend “defense of life”
In a revealing letter addressed to Peru’s Health Minister, Alvaro Vida Rivadeneyra, a group of feminist and abortion organizations have... Read more
Colombian Guerrilla calls for mediation by the Church, bishops ask for concrete gestures
Cardinal Pedro Rubiano, Archbishop of Bogotá and President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, responded to the surprising request of the... Read more
Cubans establish prison ministry to assist political prisoners
A parish in the Cuban city of Güines has established a prison ministry to assist political prisoners in the region,... Read more
Bishops say Argentinean government should enforce Constitution and oppose abortion
The Bishops Conference of Argentina has published a document calling attention to the protection the country’s Constitution grants to the... Read more
Catholic prisoners of conscience denied religious assistance
Authorities of the Guanajay Prison in Havana are continuing to deny religious assistance to eight Catholic prisoners of conscience, who... Read more
Colombian bishops announce first agreement between the government and the FARC
The Vice President of the Colombian Bishops Conference, Bishop Luis Augusto Castro, announced that the government and the Revolutionary Armed... Read more
Mexican diocese explains abortifacient nature of “morning after pill”
Speaking to reporters, Father Mariano Villalobos, coordinator of the Diocesan Billings Center of the Diocese of Durango, affirmed that “the... Read more
“Pro-Life” demands Supreme Court remove abortifacients from family planning programs in Mexico
The director of the Mexican organization “Pro-Life,” Rocío Gálvez de Lara, has submitted a formal petition to the Supreme Court... Read more
Bishops ask Guatemalans for commitment to faith and to life
At the conclusion of their General Assembly, the Guatemalan Bishops Conference asked the country’s Catholics to commit themselves to putting... Read more
Mexican bishops “will not let their guard down” concerning abortion pill
The Mexican Bishops Conference will continue to inform the faithful about the abortifacient effects of the morning after pill despite... Read more
Church in Mexico warns of excommunication for use of "morning after pill"
The president of the Health Care Ministry of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, Fr. Jorge Palencia, is warning that people... Read more
Oswaldo Payá asks Patriarch Bartholomew to support peaceful dissidence in Cuba
In a letter sent to the Orthodox Archbishop of New York, Demetrios, Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas of the Christian Liberation Movement... Read more
Energetic statement by Mexican bishops against "morning after pill"
The Mexican Bishops Conference’s Family Ministry Committee has released a statement strongly rejecting the government’s decision to include so-called “emergency... Read more
Cardinal López Trujillo announces new document that will address so-called “safe sex”
In comments made to Columbian media outlets, Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, reiterated... Read more
Argentinean Cardinal exhorts young people “broaden their horizons”
During a Mass celebrated Wednesday at St. Agnes Parish in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of the Argentinean... Read more
Argentinean Bishop says “magnifying glass” necessary to find good politicians
Bishop Joaquín Piña of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, is encouraging the faithful to trust that there are good politicians out there,... Read more
HLI calls on Argentinean President to withdraw pro-abortion Supreme Court nomination
In an open letter addressed to Argentinean President Néstor Kirchner, Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer and Dr. Ignacion Barreiro, President and... Read more
Thousands of crosses commemorate victims of repression in Cuba
Next February 20-23, volunteers from various countries will be placing more than 10,000 white crosses, each inscribed with a name... Read more
Undocumented are not commerce, says Archdiocese of Mexico
In the latest edition of its weekly newspaper, the Archdiocese of Mexico City denounced what it calls the commerce mentality... Read more
Mexican bishops pleased with exoneration of Cardinal Sandoval
The bishops of Mexico have expressed to President Vicente Fox their satisfaction with the decision by the Attorney General to... Read more
