Thieves Rob Franciscan Church, Desecrate Tabernacle in Chile
A group of six individuals stole sacred objects used for the celebration of Mass and sound equipment after forcing open the main door of the church.
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Religious, Pro-Life Groups Make Proposals for Chilean Constitutional Convention
Bishop González said what is at risk is that fundamental rights, which today are enshrined in the current constitution, could end up being “very poorly configured or insufficiently assured.”
Archbishop Asks President-Elect Boric to Recognize Chile's 'Religious Soul'
The Archbishop of Concepción said he hopes Boric “will never under any circumstances endorse violence in any form, wherever it comes from.”
Pro-Life Candidate Defeated by Pro-Abortion Rival in Chile’s Presidential Election
During his campaign, José Antonio Kast proposed different strategies to protect life from conception to natural death, to reinforce the preferential right of parents to educate their children, and to recognize the culture and identity of indigenous people.
Chile Legalizes ‘Same-Sex Marriage’
The bill was “more urgent than pensions, more urgent than violence, more urgent than decent healthcare. There is no other bill, not even healthcare, which is paramount, to be so fast-tracked,” Constantino lamented.
Chile Legislature Defeats Bill That Would Have Permitted Elective Abortion
Since September 2017, abortion in Chile has been legal up to 12 weeks of pregnancy on the grounds of rape, and there is no upper limit for fetal non-viability or risk to the life of the mother.
Pro-Life Catholic is Surprise Winner in First Round of Chile’s Presidential Elections
Kast presents himself as the leader of a new political movement in Chile based on three pillars: freedom, the strength of the traditional family, and the defense of law and order.
COVID-19 and Latin America: Snapshots of a Continent in Crisis
South of the US border, nations have struggled to cope with the consequences of the pandemic.
Giving Thanks for Cardinal Jorge Medina Estévez (1926-2021)
COMMENTARY: Aside from Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, no curial cardinal achieved more on critically important issues than did the Chilean cardinal, who died Oct. 3.
Chilean Legislative Committee Votes Against Permitting Elective Abortions
The bill to extend legal, elective abortion up to 14 weeks was introduced Jan. 13. If passed, the penal code would have to be amended.
