America

• 13 July 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Corruption spreads when transparency remains only good intentions": the Catholic voice before the scandals Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The LXII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico approved the General Law of transparency during the last period of ordinary sessions, before the end of the legislature, promising strict auste ...
• 10 July 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Catholic Bishops: "The Christian experience must have social consequences" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of the 104th Ordinary Assembly, the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela issued a pastoral exhortation that is inspired by the Biblical verse "I know the suffering of my people" ( ...
• 10 July 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Archbishop of Tucuman denounces: laws that violate the rights and freedom of conscience, attacks against the Church, a climate of fear Tucumán (Agenzia Fides) - The Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9, 1816 by the Congress of Tucumán and according to tradition, the Archbishop of Tucuman, His Exc. Mgr. Alfredo Zecca, celebrated the Te Deum ...
• 9 July 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "The peace process is alive", said Mgr. Castro Quiroga; letter of the religious leaders Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The peace process is alive and it is not true that it is in its worst moment, despite recent attacks by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hinder the negotiations", said His Exc. ...
• 9 July 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA – The faithful wait "standing" for the arrival of the Pope El Alto (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of El Alto received the Pope with joy" said the Bishop of El Alto, His Exc. Mgr. Eugenio Scarpellini, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Bolivia, who defi ...
• 8 July 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "We also want to be missionaries" says the indigenous representative to the Pope Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis, the Montubio people want to answer the call for a new evangelization, in order to become a Church that goes out. From our experience of working in the countryside, in contact with n ...
• 8 July 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "The world needs to change": Cardinal Turkson opens the World Meeting of Social Movements Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "The world needs to follow a process of change": said Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, during the inauguration of the World Meeting of Social ...
• 7 July 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Pope's visit "will mark a before and after with regards to the situation in the country" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a very delicate moment for our country, but I have no doubt that the Pope's message will be orientated to give light to find a way out, to find peace and tranquility. This visit, perhaps, w ...
• 7 July 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Padrón: "Corruption, repression, popular discontent characterize the present" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "National deterioration is remarkable. Next to a lack of raw materials, due to the disastrous economic policy, the present moment is characterized by huge corruption in government circles, the g ...
• 7 July 2015
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Plenary Assembly of Bishops: defense of marriage, family and creation, reconciliation, justice and corruption Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "We, Bishops of the Catholic Church of Panama met in Plenary Session from June 29 to July 3, 2015, to discuss and reflect on the ecclesial and social realities of the country": this is how the fi ...
• 6 July 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Still demonstrations against corruption, while other scandals come to light Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops' Conference, representing the Catholic pilgrim people in Honduras, joins all those who fight for a better country and proclaims that there can be no peace without social justice ...
• 6 July 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - 35,000 people have been isolated due to floods, other 25,000 at risk San Fernando de Apure (Agenzia Fides) - The incessant flooding caused by the rains three weeks ago, have left about 35,000 people isolated in Guasdualito, a city in the Venezuelan state of Apure. 9000 families have been ...
• 6 July 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - 10 000 from Santo Domingo to Quito for the Pope's Mass Santo Domingo en Ecuador (Agenzia Fides) - "Attending means to be blessed and to participate in the history of mercy that the world lives with Pope Francis" says Martha Lopez, a member of the Juan XXIII movement, who wil ...
• 3 July 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Bishops offer their support to dialogue for social peace Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, met with several Bishops who have offered their support to national dialogue, as was announced by the Government House in a statement sent ...
• 3 July 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - Lost childhood in coffee plantations Lima (Agenzia Fides) - 25% of Peru's population, or 7 million 700 thousand people, live in poverty, mainly in rural areas. One million people live in extreme poverty, less than one dollar a day. To help families, thousan ...