America

• 8 August 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Legislative elections: "Orient oneself according to the candidates' coherence" say the bishops Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, Mgr. José María Arancedo, Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, commented to the press, a few days before the first round of the ...
• 7 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Strategic Security Plan: all together to stop violence and have peace Irapuato (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Mexican Diocese in Irapuato, His Exc. Mgr. José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda, asked the population to support and contribute to the realization of the "Strategic Security Plan" ...
• 7 August 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Let us pray for the victims of injustice and for workers who receive low wages": 200 thousand faithful at the feast of the Santo Cristo de La Grita The Grita (Agenzia Fides) - In a nationally televised Mass, attended by more than 200 thousand faithful gathered at the Shrine of La Grita, the Bishop of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Venezuela, His Exc. Mgr. Mario del ...
• 6 August 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - For the first time WACOM in Latin America Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, Archbishop of Vienna (Austria) and President of the World Congress of Divine Mercy, is in Colombia to attend the WACOM III (World Apostolic Congress on Mercy) Pre-Co ...
• 6 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Suárez on the violence that affects Michoacán: "We are hitting rock bottom, it is time to react" Morelia (Agenzia Fides) - "It was time that the Presidency of the Republic, the federal government focused on the area of Michoacan to sustain us, but it is also time to consolidate the government of our state in order t ...
• 5 August 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Aim for the common good, attentive towards those who seek wealth or power": an invitation to reflect on national holiday La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of La Paz, His Exc. Mgr. Edmundo Abastoflor, in his homily during the Mass celebrated in the Cathedral yesterday, Sunday, August 4, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 18 ...
• 5 August 2013
  AMERICA/HAITI - First stone of the parish of the Sacred Heart, supported by North American Catholics Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The North American Archbishop of Miami, His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Wenski, delegate of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archbishop of Port-au-Prince His Exc. Mgr. Guire Poul ...
• 5 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 60% of working children leave school Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - In Mexico, 60% of the 3 million working children leave school. According to the statistics of the Inclusion Laboral de la Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) this corresponds ...
• 2 August 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - OCLACC Assembly: The Mission of communicators, promoting the spread of truth Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of the Continental Organizations of Latin American countries and the Caribbeans of Catholic Communication (OCLACC) is being held (from 1 to 3 August) at the “Nuestra Señora del Qui ...
• 2 August 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Land to farmers to restore their hope and fight poverty Misiones (Agenzia Fides) - "The lack of an agrarian reform is a failure of all governments, from the time of the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner until the democratic transition", said His Exc. Mgr. Mario Melanio Medin ...
• 1 August 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Cathedral of Santiago has re-opened after last week’s incidents Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – A Mass was celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago de Chile after the violent raid in the place of worship on behalf of several protesters (see Fides 27/07/2013). The celebration ...
• 1 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Prison in Saltillo: Corruption and lack of water, the Bishop denounces Saltillo (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr.Raul Vera Lopez, Bishop of Saltillo, condemned the situation in which prisoners in the detention center CERESO in Saltillo have to face, where there is no clean water, medicine, food, and ...
• 1 August 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - A pilot program for street children Vina del Mar (Agenzia Fides) – To abandon the harsh realities of street life and receive psychosocial support is the experience that 25 children between 5 and 17 years of age were able to live in the municipality of Sa ...
• 31 July 2013
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Epidemic dengue due to the contagion of 3,700 people and the death of 2 children Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - Central America has recently been hit by an epidemic of dengue fever that has so far caused the death of 26 people. The country that has the highest number of victims is Honduras with 15 ...
• 30 July 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - First anniversary for "El hogar Emaus" that welcomes the homeless San Carlos de Bariloche (Agenzia Fides) - "El hogar Emaus", which welcomes men who live on the streets at night, celebrated its first anniversary in its present location. The project of the Reception House is already 5 y ...