U.S. Bishops Offer Prayers, Assistance for Victims of Earthquake in Chile
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed prayers for all victims of the recent earthquake in Chile in...
View ArticleHaiti, Chile, Clergy Education Receive Grants From Bishops’ Subcommittee On...
WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America has made public the grantees for its latest funding cycle. In total,...
View ArticlePOPE MEETS WITH VISITATORS OF LEGIONARIES OF CHRIST
VATICAN CITY, 30 APR 2010 (VIS) – The Holy Father today met with the five visitators of the Legion of Christ: Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. of Denver, U.S.A.; Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati...
View ArticleMajority of Latin Americans oppose legalized abortion
Mexico City, Mexico, (CNA/EWTN News).- A public opinion poll conducted by the Latin American Department of Social Sciences (LADSS) revealed that in four countries of the region, the majority of...
View ArticleChurch in Chile confirms investigation of bishop for alleged abuse
Santiago, Chile, Oct 3, 2012 / 12:05 pm (CNA).- In a statement Oct. 2, the Apostolic Nunciature in Chile revealed that local Bishop Marco Antonio Ordenes of Iquique is under investigation for sexual...
View ArticleHotline dodges Chile’s pro-life laws, tells women how to self-abort at home
by Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D, NRL-ETF Director of Education & Research October 29, 2012 (NRLN) - The nation of Chile really sticks in the craw of international abortion advocates. They have tried...
View ArticleBishop says Mayan prophecy believers should donate to Church before world’s end
Santiago, Chile, Dec 12, 2012 / 11:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Bernardo Bastres Florence of Punta Arenas, Chile has an interesting suggestion for those convinced that the world will end Dec. 21, as...
View ArticleChilean Bishop: Mayan Doomsday Believers Should Donate to Church Before...
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | SANTIAGO, Chile — Bishop Bernardo Bastres Florence of Punta Arenas, Chile has an interesting suggestion for those convinced that the world will end Dec. 21, as predicted by the Mayan...
View ArticleChile faces criticism for giving morning-after pill to minors
Santiago, Chile, Apr 3, 2013 / 04:07 pm (CNA).- A new norm approved by Chile’s Ministry of Health has met with disapproval for allowing the morning-after pill to be made available to 14 year-old girls...
View ArticleChile proposes financial incentives for childbearing
Santiago, Chile, Jun 10, 2013 / 12:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In an effort to reverse the country’s low birth rate, President Sebastian Pinera of Chile has announced a proposal to offer financial...
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Chilean archbishop donates inheritance to help college students
Concepcion, Chile, Jul 8, 2013 / 11:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The archbishop of Concepcion, Chile, has donated a $50,000 inheritance to a Catholic university in the city to establish a food scholarship...
View ArticleWYD pilgrims help rebuild quake-damaged Chilean church
Santiago, Chile, Jul 21, 2013 / 06:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Forty Australian World Youth Day pilgrims made a special stop in Chile on Saturday to help rebuild a 200-year-old church that was totally...
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Abortion rights activists vandalize cathedral in Chile
Santiago, Chile, Jul 26, 2013 / 04:31 pm (CNA).- Abortion activists interrupted Mass at the Cathedral of the Chilean capital Santiago the evening of July 25, destroying confessionals and defaming...
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Mob of abortion protesters storm, vandalize Cathedral in Santiago de Chile...
by Sofia Vazquez-Mellado Santiago de Chile, July 31st, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Hundreds of pro-abortion protesters burst into the Cathedral in Santiago, Chile this past Thursday, while a mass in...
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Rape and Abortion: victims in Chile
by Stephanie Gray The country of Chile is famous for its wine, but abortion advocates would say its infamous for its tough stance on abortion—killing one’s pre-born child is illegal there, no...
View ArticleTwins Saved From Abortion Now Save Souls as Priests
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | SANTIAGO, Chile — Twin brothers in Chile say that their mother’s determination in protecting them from abortion, despite the advice of doctors, helped to foster their vocations to...
View ArticleDay of the Unborn Child Passed by Chile’s Lawmakers
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | SANTIAGO, Chile — The Chilean House of Representatives has approved a new law with a vote of 59-27 that establishes March 25 as the “Day of the Unborn Child and of Adoption.”...
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New video hopes to reach women suffering after an abortion
by Colin Kerr SANTIAGO, Chile, March 13, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Latin American pro-life group dedicated to post-abortion healing has released a short, but touching, new video that it hopes will...
View ArticleChile’s ‘Day of the Unborn Child’ to Recognize Pregnant Mothers
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | SANTIAGO, Chile — For the first time this year in Chile, March 25 is officially being celebrated as the Day of the Unborn Child, recognizing the need to protect and care for...
View ArticlePope sends message of condolence after earthquake rocks Chile
Santiago, Chile, Apr 3, 2014 / 05:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis sent a letter to Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago, Chile, after the country was hit by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake on April 1,...
View ArticlePope Sends Message of Consolation to Victims of Wildfire in Chile
Pope Francis has reached out to victims of the tragic continuing wildfire that broke out last Saturday in the the port city of Valparaiso, Chile. Though now contained, the fire took at least 15 lives...
View ArticlePope expresses solidarity, comfort for fire victims in Chile
Vatican City, Apr 14, 2014 / 07:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis voiced his spiritual closeness to all those affected by the fire in Valparaíso, Chile, that so far has left 12 dead and has...
View ArticleChildren’s lives worth more than pets, Chilean cardinal tells president
Santiago, Chile, May 22, 2014 / 10:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid efforts to legalize abortion in Chile, Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago reminded President Michelle Bachelet of the intrinsic value of...
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