America

• 9 March 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - Agreement of cooperation between Church and State to promote religious assistance in prisons and social reintegration of detainees Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference (CEP) and the National Penitentiary Institute of Peru (INPE) signed an agreement renewing the cooperation ties between the two institutions. ...
• 9 March 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - At the Guadalajara Film Festival a documentary about the harsh reality of a "journey of hope" of Central American migrants Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - Illegal immigrants in the United States in a few years will found the political and social system of that country: this was said by the Mexican priest Alejandro Solalinde who presented in Gu ...
• 8 March 2012
  AMERICA/PANAMA-Immediate suspension of the Barro Blanco Hydroelectric Project, the first agreement between the parties Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Panama and indigenous leaders belonging to the ethnic group Ngäbe Bugle have agreed to a temporary suspension of the controversial hydroelectric project Barro Blanco (see ...
• 8 March 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A radio and a TV online gives voice to children and present missionary activity Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Comboni missionaries in Colombia will put a radio online and a virtual television from March 15 to "present to the world the Church's missionary activity" and "sensitize the people on the mis ...
• 7 March 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-The commitment to human ecology and the environment is a responsibility for every Christian Catamarca (Agenzia Fides) -The Bishops of NOA (Northwest Argentina) have called for a "credible and honest dialogue" between the political and social institutions, in particular, on issues related to the mining industry ...
• 7 March 2012
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The problem of Haitian migration, priorities for the Bishops’ meeting Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The bishops of the Dominican Republic and Haiti will meet next Monday, March 12 in Santo Domingo to analyze the problems of the two nations and the progress of the process of rebuilding th ...
• 7 March 2012
  AMERICA - Fr.Kino, missionary "straddling" between different people’s and cultures whose message is still relevant Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The tercentenary of the death of a man who belongs to different people’s and nations ends in these days. Italian by birth, from the Val di Non, Trentino; but German for the education and format ...
• 5 March 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE- Still tension between the people of Aysen and the central government, the Bishop continues to seek dialogue Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "Aysén wakes up more worried than ever, because we are convinced that once again, as happened continually throughout these days, we have been misled by the words and actions of the government, an ...
• 5 March 2012
  AMERICA/PERU-"Clean hands, healthy children",to wash hands can reduce 50% of diarrhea cases in the country Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign "Manos Limpias niños sanos ", launched in Peru in 2005, aims to promote the habit of washing hands with soap and water before eating or touching food. This, in fact, can reduce 50% of ...
• 5 March 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archdiocese of Mexico calls for "respect" for everything the Pope will say Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico has called for "respect" for Pope Benedict XVI, who from March 23 to 26 will visit the country, and recalled that the Pope can say what he wants with regards to "ou ...
• 25 February 2012
  AMERICA/PERU-A mining project threatens human rights and environment: the alarm of the Church Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) – It is an initiative that should be rejected because it "has no reference to the defense of life, population health, environmental protection": this is the opinion expressed by Mgr. Pedro Rica ...
• 25 February 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA-A country free of violence: campaign for Lent 2012 Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Consider Lent is considered a suitable time for prayer, fellowship, sharing: this is why Caritas Venezuela presented its campaign "Compartir 2012" (Sharing) aimed at building peace. As reported ...
• 24 February 2012
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Huge disparities between boys and girls rights Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – A report concerning the "State of the World’s Girls 2011" has just been published. According to the Organization for International Planning of Guatemala it is obvious that there is gr ...
• 24 February 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - In Latin America, the drug trade and the indigenous reality question the Church Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "In Latin America, the indigenous reality questions the Church" is the title of the interview to His Exc. Mgr. Marc Stenger, Bishop of Troyes, in France, a member of the Episcopal Commission ...
• 23 February 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - "The people of Aysén claim justice and assistance," Mgr. Infanti asks the path of dialogue Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "Our people loudly demand justice. All the issues raised in the requests reflect a lack of attention on behalf of the State. And I say State, not government, because this is not to be against this ...