America

• 30 July 2013
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Simply because we are a Catholic Church we are interested in the debate on immigration Washington (Agenzia Fides) - A report by the Office of the Budget of the United States Congress, published yesterday, on Monday, July 29, indicates that, if the immigration reform is approved, one in four undocumented im ...
• 29 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of Saltillo supports the defenders of human rights of immigrants Saltillo (Agenzia Fides) - "In the minds of many, immigrants are a threat, they are thugs. But this happens to people who suffer from xenophobia, and this is one of the things we have always tackled": this is how the Bi ...
• 29 July 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Day with the concern for the poor Jujuy (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to promote policies aimed "at the development and promotion of people": this was reported by the Bishop of the diocese of Jujuy, His Exc. Mgr. Daniel Fernandez, commenting on the s ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - Concrete gestures of solidarity to celebrate the national holiday, the Bishops’ message Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Peru celebrates the 192nd anniversary of National Independence on July 28 and the message from the President of the Episcopal Conference, Mgr. Salvador Piñeiro García Calderón, Archbishop of Aya ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Violent irrationality, a great offense to God and the community", complaint by Mgr. Ezzati Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santiago, Mgr. Ricardo Ezzati condemned the attack against the Cathedral of Santiago by the pro-abortion protesters and showed "his dismay towards those who have the obligati ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Raid in the cathedral, intervention of the President of Chile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, has condemned the attack against the Cathedral of Santiago which took place on Thursday evening during the celebration of the feast of the city, the ...
• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Dialogue and truth, the Catholic community in favor of a clarification Maracay (Agenzia Fides) - Commenting on the various political events that have recently sparked the debate at a national and regional level, the Bishop of the Diocese of Maracay, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo ...
• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL – WYD: unscheduled program for young Argentines, with an invitation "to make noise" Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - "It was like a big hug from the Pope to all of us", said Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, His Exc. Mgr. Alberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A. commenting on the meeting of Pope Bergoglio ...
• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA – Mgr. Scarpellini appointed Bishop of El Alto El Alto (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Bascopé, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of El Alto (Bolivia), in a note sent to Fides thanks God for the gift of a new bishop for the diocese: His Exc. Mgr. Eug ...
• 25 July 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - A century of commitment to re-educate and reintegrate young people in need Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral of Managua was crowded with faithful for the celebration of the Holy Mass, presided by His Exc. Mgr. Leopoldo José Brenes, Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua, who gave rise to the ...
• 25 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "We want a life without violence": the Bishops re-launch young people's concerns Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Tehuantepec and San Cristobal de Las Casas (Chiapas) are very concerned because the conditions of poverty and lack of opportunities for young people may lead them to enter int ...
• 24 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The murder of father Nachito must not go unpunished", said the Archbishop Romo Muñoz Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - "The murder of father Nachito must not go unpunished", said the Archbishop of Tijuana, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Romo Muñoz, after learning the sad news of the death of Father Ignacio Cortez Alvarez ...
• 24 July 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "The protests of farmers in Catatumbo are justified," says the Bishop President of "Prodepaz" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The protests of farmers in Catatumbo are justified. It is true that they have come to extreme measures, and no one can agree with this, but I think that the same situation experienced by Colombi ...
• 23 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO – A priest has been killed in the region of Baja California Ensenada (Agenzia Fides) - Father Ignacio Cortez Alvarez, pastor of the church "María Auxiliadora", was killed in his home in the city of Ensenada, in the region of Baja California. The lifeless body of the priest was f ...
• 23 July 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church participates in the national disarmament plan Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church, through the President of the Episcopal Conference, His Exc. Mgr. Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, Archbishop of Cumana, has confirmed his support for the disarmament plan of t ...