America

• 6 March 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI - Political dialogue resumes, with the mediation of Cardinal Langlois Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides ) - "The inter-Haitian dialogue" between the president and parliament will resume shortly, with the return to the country of Cardinal Chibly Langlois: this was reported to Fides by Mgr. Patr ...
• 6 March 2014
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Church calls for "fair justice" Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) - Father Pablo Caceres Vicario of the Diocese of Concepción, sent by Bishop Mgr. Miguel Angel Cabello, attended the blessing of the new Palace of Justice in Horqueta (near Concepcion). As repo ...
• 5 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The phenomenon of adolescent mothers who drop out of school continues to worsen Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Pregnancy among adolescents continues to be a very serious problem in Mexico. According to the 2012 national Research studies, the abandonment of high school education is the second leading ...
• 5 March 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The campaign against drug abuse, a scourge for thousands of young people, restarts in Jujuy Jujuy (Agenzia Fides) - Jointly organized by the Diocese of Jujuy and the foundation "Manos Abiertas", the campaign to combat the consumption of drugs restarts. The first campaign was launched in Jujuy in November 2010. ...
• 5 March 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishops on the crisis in Ukraine: "We raise our voice in defense of religious liberty" Louisville (Agenzia Fides) - On March 4, the Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky (USA), His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Edward Kurtz, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the United States, issued a statement on Ukraine, ...
• 4 March 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - " Fraternity and human trafficking", a constant struggle against this scourge Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Tomorrow, March 5, Ash Wednesday, the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) will officially open the Fraternity Campaign 2014 in Brasilia, which this year will focus on "Fraternity an ...
• 4 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Ash Wednesday: 200 priests go to prisons, to bring hope and encouragement Monterrey (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday, March 5th, when Lent begins, about 200 priests will pay a visit in the prisons of the state of Nuevo Leon (Mexico), for a celebration that will include the imposition of ashes to ...
• 3 March 2014
  AMERICA/CANADA - A goal of solidarity has been accomplished: a house for 400 families in Haiti, left homeless after the earthquake Montreal (Agenzia Fides) - The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace ("Développement et paix, OCCDP), a member of Caritas Internationalis, recently announced the closure of its reconstruction project ...
• 3 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Five thousand people with the Bishop to march for peace and the family Morelos (Agenzia Fides) - Approximately 5000 people, mostly Catholics, on Sunday morning, March 2 walked the streets of Cuernavaca to participate in the "March for Peace and the family", sponsored by the Bishop of Cuern ...
• 28 February 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA – Flood stricken native peoples in Beni destitute and starving Trinidad (Agenzia Fides) –Bolivia is witnessing the worst floods in recent years with casualties and major damage in many parts of the country. According to information obtained by Fides, in Puerto Varador, 7 km from ...
• 28 February 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Pray for Venezuela and discern events in the light of the Word of God San Cristóbal (Agenzia Fides) – “We are not here to say who is right or who is wrong, we are here to pray, to meet one another, to be enlightened in order to enlighten our faithful. The message from Pope Francis is ...
• 27 February 2014
  AMERICA/PERU’ - “Ninos de plomo” Children of Lead: education programme for mineral contaminated minors Callao (Agenzia Fides) – They are all little inhabitants of a shanty town around Puerto Nuevo, in the district of Callao, Peru, who live situations at risk, day in day out, contaminated by lead, because of environment ...
• 27 February 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church at National Conference for Peace: find ways and means for dialogue to resolve the difficulties of Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, yesterday Wednesday 26 February, opened the National Conference for Peace, with the participation of representatives of all the social sectors, only ...
• 27 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - We Colombians cannot be indifferent to the suffering experienced by our brothers and sisters in Venezuela Cali (Agenzia Fides) – The secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Colombia, Bishop José Daniel Falla Robles, auxiliary of Cali, has called on all Colombians to unite in prayer and solidarity with t ...
• 26 February 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “A process of reconciliation is necessary”, Bishops call dialogue to discover the truth Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “With deep concern we watch the events happening in our country. Above all we see the violence, with its tragic consequences, people dead and wounded. The dead and the wounded belong neither ...