Catholic News – Americas
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Human rights group calls Nicaragua’s constitutional reforms a ‘usurpation of power’
Nicaragua’s National Assembly, controlled by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo, “unanimously” approved…
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Insurers will pay out extra $30 million in Winona-Rochester Diocese abuse settlement
Insurers for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, will pay an additional $ 30 million to clergy-abuse victims there, with the…
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Maine high court says father can prevent daughter from attending mother’s church
A Maine father will be allowed to prevent his daughter from attending a local Christian church with her mother, the…
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‘God is good’: One of the internet’s most popular nonbelievers announces his return to the Church
“Big news. God exists. Christ is Lord, and he established the Catholic Church.” That’s how Joe Schmid announced his conversion…
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‘Worn-out dictatorships’ never speak of the cross, Nicaragua’s exiled Bishop Báez says
Silvio Báez, the exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, stated that “worn-out dictatorships” that profane the name of Jesus by…
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Bishops from Mexico, U.S., Canada see urgent need to speak ‘with one voice’
“It is increasingly urgent that the Catholic Church in the Americas speak with one voice,” stated Bishop Daniel Flores of…
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Bishop Caggiano urges local parish support as immigrant families fear enforcement
Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, called for support as he said recent immigration enforcement in the state has left…
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Hope for broken marriages: One couple’s story
On April 7, 2009, Mariela Villanueva landed in Venezuela convinced that she was going to end her marriage. Five years…
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Senate GOP report finds dangerous lack of guardrails for abortion pill prescribing
Senate GOP report finds dangerous lack of guardrails for abortion pill prescribing A five-month-long investigation by Republicans in the U.S.…
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Department of Justice says government can’t restrict funding based on religious status
The U.S. Department of Justice this week said that the government’s practice of restricting federal funding from religious activities is…
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