America

• 4 May 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-"With his work man must earn his daily bread," a reflection for Labour Day and in the context of an economic crisis Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) - "With his work man must earn his daily bread" is the title of the document of the Social Pastoral Commission of the Archdiocese of Cordoba, Argentina, on the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, and ...
• 3 May 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-Indigenous populations, social issues, communications in the agenda of the 49th Assembly of Bishops of Brazil Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) -The 49th General Assembly of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) begins on Wednesday, May 4 in Aparecida. This will be the third time that the Assembly meets in Aparecida, after ...
• 3 May 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-Celebration in Mexico for the blessed John Paul II and approval of the law for migrants Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The weekend that has just ended was for the Mexicans a moment of real joy for the beatification of John Paul II, who in life had declared himself “Polish and Mexican”. The 5 visits ma ...
• 2 May 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-Radio Maria: as well as the Internet now you can also listen to the radio in Brasilia Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Father Alessander Carregari Capalbo, director of Radio Maria do Brasil, told Fides that from May 1, to coincide with the beatification of John Paul II, Radio Maria began broadcasting on the 107 ...
• 2 May 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-The workers of the Catholic Action call for "a fair distribution of wealth" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The workers of the Argentina Catholic Action (SETRAC) published a statement which calls for "a fair distribution of wealth”, as the title of the message says released on 1 May, the feast ...
• 30 April 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-The only Colombian sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Czestochowa celebrates the beatification of John Paul II Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In the south of the colombian capital of Bogota, in the district of Yomasa, is the parish of St. Athanasius which is also a Marian Sanctuary, the only one in Colombia dedicated to Our Lady of Cze ...
• 30 April 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-The young are protagonists in the initiatives of the beatification of John Paul II Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In most cases it will be young people who will gather for prayer vigils promoted in the Argentinian dioceses waiting for the Mass for the beatification of Pope John Paul II presided over by ...
• 29 April 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA -The Pope with the miner's helmet, an image from Bolivia that went around the world Oruro (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Oruro, in Bolivia, is looking forward to the beatification of Pope John Paul II, said Monsignor Cristobal Bialasik, SVD, Bishop of this diocese. The people of Oruro recalls with af ...
• 29 April 2011
  AMERICA/PERU -A group of Haitians in Peru call for refugee status, with the support of the Church Madre de Dios (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Department of Pastoral Care of Human Mobility of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, has informed, on behalf of the Regional Office UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), ...
• 28 April 2011
  AMERICA / HONDURAS - "We have to leave the church and be witnesses of life”, said Bishop Pineda Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Only if the people are united in faith, love and hope, they will be able to deal with "the heavy cross of unemployment, violence, lack of justice, impunity and corruption": This is what was ...
• 28 April 2011
  AMERICA / MEXICO - John Paul II an admirer of mango Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Mango, tropical fruit that grows in Latin America, was without doubt one of the favourite fruit of Pope John Paul II, who tasted it for the first time during his trip to Mexico. Considering ...
• 27 April 2011
  AMERICA / MEXICO - Another priest victim of violence in Mexico Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The priest Francisco Sánchez Durán, 60, was killed at dawn yesterday, Tuesday, April 26, in the church El Patrocinio of San José, located on Avenida Ocho in the district Educacion, in Coy ...
• 27 April 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - the collection of signatures for a legal ruling in favor of life has been extended Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church has extended until the first week of June, the deadline for collecting signatures throughout Colombia, in support of the request of some senators who wish to present to the Ho ...
• 18 April 2011
  AMERICA / BOLIVIA - "Insufficient Government action in the fight against drug dealing, but it is a struggle which regards the whole society": Bishops` clarification on the Pastoral Letter La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - A few days after the presentation of the Letter of the Bishops to the people of Bolivia (see Fides 04/14/2011), some clarifications were requested by the press and various social groups. Accordi ...
• 18 April 2011
  AMERICA / COLOMBIA - Even the Pope joins the Day of prayer for the victims of violence Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI launched at the Angelus yesterday, Palm Sunday, a call for reconciliation and peace in Colombia, inviting all Colombians to participate in the Day of Prayer for the v ...