America

• 11 September 2014
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Contribution of the Church for a monument to reconciliation, which inspires to seek peace San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Thirty-three boxes full of unused keys were handed over yesterday by the Archdiocese of San Salvador to the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) to build a monument to Reconciliation, intended to ...
• 10 September 2014
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA – Fighting poverty and undernourishment to escape underdevelopment Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – Indicators of poverty and undernourishment in this country show clearly that unless Guatemalans win the battle against this scourge, the country will remain in the present state of und ...
• 10 September 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - “Young people without frontiers”: witnesses and proclaimers of the faith to the world of today Lima (Agenzia Fides) –Young missionaries (Youth without Frontiers) members of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru will gather in Lima 20 and 21 September for their 2nd National Meeting. Two the principal reasons ...
• 9 September 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO – majority of child workers in Mexico’s south east regions Mérida (Agenzia Fides) – In the Mexican state of Yucatan about 4, 680 children aged between 5 and 17 live in situations of extreme vulnerability. They work in the fields, on building sites, in manufacturing and comm ...
• 9 September 2014
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Solidarity initiative to prevent child abuse and maltreatment AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Solidarity initiative to prevent child abuse and maltreatment San José (Agenzia Fides) –The National Children’s Hospital in Costa Rica (HNN) recently held the 5th edition of a sports event whic ...
• 8 September 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO – Appointment of National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societi es Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 30 July 2014 appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Mex ...
• 8 September 2014
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - “Passionate Communicators of the Good News”: meeting for Cono sur Pontifical Mission Societies Canelones (Agenzia Fides) – “Missionary Disciples, passionate communicators of the Good News,” is the theme of reflection and discussion for national Directors and Secretaries of the Pontifical Mission Societies ( ...
• 6 September 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The life of every migrant demands we build a new world; migrants’ pilgrimage to Luján Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – “The life of every migrant and every refugee demands and urges us to build a new world” we read in a statement issued jointly by the Argentine Bishops’ Commission for Migration and ...
• 5 September 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Elections: Bishops concerned about serious signs of corruption and distrust in politics Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Twenty one million Peruvians, including two million young people voting for the first time, will soon take part in an electoral consultation. On October 5 they will be called to elect thirteen th ...
• 4 September 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Announcing Christ on the streets: “committed to mission” for the archdiocese of Salta Salta (Agenzia Fides) – From Monday 15 September, feast of El Señor y de la Virgen del Milagro, (Our Lord and Our Lady of Milagro), until Sunday 21 December, the archdiocese of Salta will live a period of “committ ...
• 4 September 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA – Catholic Bishops of Bolivia and Peru take communications course “For a culture of encounter” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – Today is the final day of a Seminar on Communications for Bishops of the Bolivarian region which brought together 23 Bishops of Bolivia and 13 Bishops from Peru, for reflection and discussi ...
• 3 September 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA – The Month of the Bible, ideal context for giving new impulse to the evangelising mission of the Church La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) – “For the Catholic Church every year September is the Month of the Bible. It is an exceptional opportunity to reflect on our encounter with Jesus the Lord, … the month of September is a ti ...
• 2 September 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops’ Conference promotes television debate between candidates for Presidency San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) – A Brazilian TV station, Red Siglo 21, will televise a debate in the evening of September 16 involving candidates for presidency of the Republic of Brazil. The election is set for 5 October. ...
• 1 September 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Migrants: for a better world”, pastoral care for human mobility national meeting Merida (Agenzia Fides) – Merida will host, from 16 to 19 September, Mexico’s 15th national meeting on Pastoral Care for Migrants with the theme “Migrants: for a better World”. Fides was told that the invitation t ...
• 22 August 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL – The "Ecumenism and the Missions" Symposium begins Sao Paolo (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Vargem Grande Paulista (SP) will host between 21 and 24 August, the "Ecumenism and Mission" Symposium. The event, which is organized by the National Council of Christian Churches ...