America

• 21 September 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-The preparation for the First Missionary Congress of Mariana begins Itabira (Agenzia Fides) - In the ecclesiastical province of Mariana (which includes, in addition to the archdiocese of Mariana, the dioceses of Caratinga Governador Valadares and Itabira-Coronel Fabriciano). On Septembe ...
• 20 September 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - African refugees ask the Brazilian government for asylum São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - Since 2010 about 30 displaced people from Africa have asked the Brazilian government for asylum. They live in the states of the Amazon jungle. They come from Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea Bis ...
• 20 September 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - ITNPIS: new appeal on behalf of the Bishops to "continue the path of dialogue, genuine and constructive" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Episcopal Conference of Bolivia has launched a new appeal to the areas in contention for the case concerning ITNPIS (Indigenous Territory National Park Isiboro Secure), calling for a sincer ...
• 20 September 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Exhibition in Belem: "Let’s open the windows of our faith to the world" Belem (Agenzia Fides) - From 24 September to 1 October, on the eve of the missionary Month, at a place adjacent to the Basilica of Nazareth in Belem (Brazil), the Diocesan Missionary Council of the Archdiocese of Belém, ...
• 20 September 2011
  AMERICA- Solidarity on behalf of LAMEC to the U.S. Bishops contrary to the anti-immigration law that threatens the Church's ministry Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Department of Justice and Solidarity of LAMEC (Latin American Episcopal Council) has expressed its solidarity to Mgr. José Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and President of the Migration Com ...
• 19 September 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The national consultation starts today "Education for a country without violence" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church strongly supports the national consultation titled "Education for a country without violence." This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Gregorio Rosa Chavez, auxiliary Bishop of ...
• 19 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "We demand security for the defenders of human rights": among threats and fears the Caravan of Peace arrives in the capital Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Movement for Peace with justice and dignity (MPJD), led by the poet Javier Sicilia, has asked the authorities to ensure the safety of activists that give life to the Caravan of Peace, wh ...
• 17 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church asks for more guarantees for the safety of journalists, "the martyrs of communication" Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - Journalists are "courageous prophets", sometimes "martyrs of communication". The state needs to protect them, ensuring "the free practice and expression for those who carry out this profession", ...
• 16 September 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Campaign 2011: "Mission and Ecology" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary campaign for 2011 will officially be presented next Wednesday, September 21, at the national headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil, in Brasilia,. Accor ...
• 16 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Radio Tepeyac, the radio station of the poor San Cristobal de las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - Radio Tepeyac has started broadcasting recently on the internet and only after a few days the number of "listeners via the Internet" has grown significantly, surpassing all e ...
• 16 September 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Half a million women abort each year; the Christian churches "committed to life" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The issue on abortion will be on the agenda of the Commission of the Criminal Law of Deputies that will talk about this topic for the first time on Sept. 27. Representatives of those who su ...
• 15 September 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week of the Migrant: 4 million people have fled the country, even due to armed conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - This year's "Day of the Migrant" has become in Colombia the "Week of the Migrant". Therefore the space traditionally dedicated by the Catholic Church to think, work and pray so that understanding ...
• 14 September 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "Maybe the truth is round the corner": Mgr. Rosa Chavez on the death of Mgr. Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, His Exc. Mgr. Gregorio Rosa Chavez confirmed to Fides what he said at a press conference on Sunday, September 11, with regards to the recent publicatio ...
• 14 September 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The march of the indigenous towards La Paz stops, waiting for dialogue Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Santa Cruz has publicly complained about the fact that the government does not show any openness to dialogue with the natives who march towards the city of La Paz to de ...
• 13 September 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A few hours after the end of the Week of Peace, another priest was killed, the sixth in 2011 Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Colombia have expressed their deep sorrow and concern over the murder of don Gualberto Oviedo Arrieta, priest of Our Lady of Carmen in Capurganá (10 kilometers from the border wit ...