America

• 19 December 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - National dialogue to find solutions concerning the serious problem of prisons Juigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with overcrowding, poor conditions in the prisons of the country and cases of abuse in the prisons of Juigalpa, the Bishop of Juigalpa (area of San Juan and Rio Chontales), His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 19 December 2013
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Over 13 thousand signatures in favor of clean environment Tacuarembó (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Tacuarembó, His Exc. Mgr. Julio César Bonino, who presides the Commission "Tacuarembó for life and for water" in order to free the area from the mega mineral projects of met ...
• 18 December 2013
  AMERICA/PERU – A religious woman receives the award for Human Rights Bagua (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Maria del Carmen Gomez Calleja, of the Congregation of St. Joseph, received the National Award for Human Rights 2013, whereas the priest Gerald Veilleux was nominated for the Special Award ...
• 18 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Living the "Posadas" according to tradition, an opportunity for evangelization and cohabitation Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Mexico (CEM) has invited to fully live the time of the "posadas" in order for it to be a time of fraternity and encounter with God. According to some historians, in 15 ...
• 17 December 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Nearness does not leave us indifferent", Message from the Bishops of Patagonia Patagonia (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to greet you with the greeting of the angels to the shepherds: do not fear, do not be afraid, I announce good tidings of great joy which shall be for all people!" This is how the Chri ...
• 17 December 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - The social and economic pressure is so strong that it makes us forget the Child Jesus Puno (Agenzia Fides) - Today we Christians manage to disguise the birth of Jesus, forgetting the reality and the context in which he was born, because we do not want this Jesus to create awkwardness in our lives. This wa ...
• 17 December 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Supporting initiatives in favor of development": the President of the Bishops' Conference meets newly elected President Bachelet Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santiago de Chile and President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile, His Exc. Mgr. Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, SDB, met newly elected President Michelle Bachelet (see Fides 16/1 ...
• 16 December 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Michelle Bachelet, Chile's new president Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Socialist Michelle Bachelet, a 62-year-old pediatrician, separated with three children, president of Chile from 2006 to 2010, will again lead the country in "Palacio de la Moneda". After wo ...
• 16 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A million and a half to two million children are malnourished and suffer from anemia Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The rate of anemia in Mexico is worse than all the Countries of other continents, including Africa. A child born in Chiapas is six times more likely to suffer from malnutrition than the rest ...
• 16 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops of Veracruz call for the end of violence and solidarity with Tuxpan Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - The eight dioceses of the Mexican state of Veracruz have issued a joint message calling for an end of violence and insecurity. In the text, released on the third Sunday of Advent, the eight B ...
• 16 December 2013
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Just like the Holy Family, many Haitian families continue to flee risking their lives": the Bishops' message Lilavois (Agenzia Fides) - "The socio-political drama of many countries, including our own, is similar in many respects to that of Jesus’ country. The tragic destiny of our people is marked by great situations of suffe ...
• 13 December 2013
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The legalization of marijuana will destroy family Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - The Senate of Uruguay approved the law on the control and regulation of marijuana, with 16 votes in favor and 13 against, this will be the first country in the world to legalize the productio ...
• 13 December 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Between the dream of peace and the continuation of war": too much violence in Antioquia against those who defend human rights Antioquia (Agenzia Fides) - A research carried out between 1 December 2012 and November 15, 2013, recently presented by human rights organizations in Colombia, summarizes attacks, threats and violence against human right ...
• 12 December 2013
  AMERICA – On the feast of our Lady of Guadalupe, CELAM renews its website Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Today, December 12, on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), has launched a totally new version of its website and information service "NOTICELAM". CE ...
• 12 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO -"Foreigners are not criminals": the appeal on behalf of the mothers of the Caravan Mexico City ( Agenzia Fides) – Friar Tomás González, director of the house of immigrants of Tenosique Tabasco, welcomed the Caravan of Central American mothers who arrived in the capital of Mexico (see Fides 06/12/20 ...