America

• 25 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - On the eve of the opening of CAM 4, the last phase of the continental missionary journey Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - There are only a few hours at the opening of the Fourth American Missionary Congress (CAM 4) and IX Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA 9), which will be held in Maracaibo (Venezuela), f ...
• 23 November 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - A community divided in two in order to protect the environment threatened by the Pascua Lama project Copiapo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Copiapó, Mgr. Gaspar Francisco Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F., attended the meeting of the Commission appointed to investigate the Pascua Lama project and highlighted th ...
• 23 November 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Nicaragua does not need any Constitution reform", the Bishops say Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "Nicaragua does not need any Constitution reform... They are not necessary reforms", say the Bishops of Nicaragua in a statement sent to Fides news agency. The statement published yesterday Nov ...
• 22 November 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Solidarity of the Chilean Church to the victims of the typhoon that hit the Philippines Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to the entire national community in order to show solidarity towards the Filipino people, who are suffering the serious consequences of Typhoon Haiyan, was addressed by the Episc ...
• 22 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Proclaiming the Gospel in a multicultural world: the opening of CAM 4 approaches Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - How to proclaim the Gospel and to bear witness today, in a changing world, a secular and multicultural world? This questioned will be addressed to more than 4,000 participants in the Fourth Am ...
• 21 November 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archbishop of Morelia calls on the population: "take shelter... there is violence in the street" Morelia (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Morelia, His Exc. Mgr. Alberto Suárez Inda, has urged people "to take shelter and be careful about the situation of insecurity that prevails in urban areas" following the cl ...
• 21 November 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "A story of injustice and inequality, it is time for a change": ready for Sunday's elections Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Executive Secretary of Caritas Pastoral of the Catholic Church in Honduras, Father Germán Calix, said speaking to a news agency, that the last 32 years of democracy in the country have ...
• 20 November 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Play for Life" campaign against human trafficking in view of the World Cup Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - About 150 religious from Brazil, together with representatives from Germany, Colombia, Bolivia and Uruguay, have launched the campaign "Play for Life" in Brasilia (DF), to raise awareness in so ...
• 20 November 2013
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - From December, all the parishes will reflect on the Bishops’ document in view of elections San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church's Pastoral Groups of Costa Rica are responsible for promoting discussion and raising the faithful’s awareness on the document "Rehabilitar la Politica", prepared by the B ...
• 19 November 2013
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Alert concerning dengue cases among children under 4 years of age: since 2013 1,500 have been infected San José (Agenzia Fides) - In 2013, the number of dengue cases has doubled in the National Children's Hospital. The virus has infected 1,500 children under 4 years of age. Since hemorrhagic fever reappeared in the count ...
• 19 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - No "unclean bread", Bishops' statement on the socio-economic situation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (CEV) issued a statement on November 17 in which it analyzes the economic situation of the country and notes that this "must be addressed first and foremost b ...
• 19 November 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Vote to have transparent and honest politicians"; 51% of voters are women Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – With regards to the general election in Honduras, scheduled for Sunday, November 24, the Catholic Church, through its Pastors have reiterated that the country needs "public servants who ar ...
• 18 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A week before the continental missionary event, CAM 4 website is online Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the beginning of the biggest continental missionary event, the website of the Fourth American Missionary Congress (CAM 4) and IX Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA 9) ...
• 18 November 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Two children a day are abandoned in the capital of the Country Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - From 1 January to 15 November this year, in Bogotá, an average of 2 children per day are victims of every form of neglect. The data is collected by the Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar ...
• 15 November 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - National Congress: Religious freedom and the public dimension of faith for the closing of the Year of Faith Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez, Archbishop of Bogota and President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, inaugurated on Wednesday 13th the National Congress on Faith, organized by the Ecuadorian ...