America

• 3 December 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - One and a half million people affected and over 167 deaths due to the rains; the Church calls for solidarity Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The National Secretariat for Social Pastoral Care (SNPS/Caritas Colombia) has appealed for solidarity with the thousands of families affected by heavy rains in Colombia, now estimated to be more ...
• 3 December 2010
  AMERICA - Bishops of four Latin American countries against the violence and corruption that shakes the region Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of four Latin American countries have expressed their deep concern over the spread of violence and contempt for human life which has ravaged the region and called on authorities to a ...
• 2 December 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Working together against the rain-induced adversity affecting the Country: the Church's appeal to the authorities Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro expressed his concern about the situation that the state of Falcon has experienced for several days, due to heavy rains: “It is still raining. This morning ...
• 2 December 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - SIGNIS established in Brazil: “To promote a culture of peace via the media” Curitiba (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS Brazil), was established as a civil organization to bring together Catholic communicators from the largest South American countries. Present f ...
• 1 December 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Pope's solidarity with the Church in Rio for the recent violence Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Sunday, 28 November, Archbishop Orani João Tempesta of Rio received a fax from the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, which conveyed the solidarity of Pop ...
• 1 December 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary projects in Timor and Haiti, the progress of the Continental Mission in Brazil discussed at COMINA meeting Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Missionary Council (COMINA) met at the headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Brasilia, to discuss plans and actions, including missionary work initiated this ye ...
• 1 December 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - “The Church must give voice to those without one”; celebration of unborn life Piura (Agenzia Fides) - During the celebration of the Vigil for unborn life in the Cathedral of Piura, Monsignor Luciano Maza, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Piura, said that this celebration should remind everyone ...
• 30 November 2010
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Catholic community “raises its voice” in favor of community radio Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Association of Catholic communicators in Paraguay (ACCP) considers it necessary that Congress reviews the amendments to the telecommunications law, because as it is proposed, any community ...
• 30 November 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - At the end of Mass for the victims of Baghdad, Cardinal Urosa launches appeal about the housing problem Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Respect for religious freedom, which must be maintained and promoted worldwide as a fundamental human right” was called for by the Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, durin ...
• 29 November 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Growing soup kitchen offers 160 meals every day to children in rural communities of Cuzco Cuzco (Agenzia Fides) – The soup kitchen for children in the “Patrón Salvador del Mundo” parish in the province of Calca, 50 km from the city of Cuzco in Peru, has been expanded, Fides was told by the Episcopal Co ...
• 29 November 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The voice of the Church at UN Meeting on climate change Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations Conference on climate change opens today in Cancun, Mexico. The meeting is held every year - this is number 16 - with the aim of reaching a broad consensus among all count ...
• 27 November 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Peace is necessary to live in Rio de Janeiro”: appeal by Archbishop Tempesta Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Orani João Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro, before the recent clashes in the city, pleaded to “overcome evil with good” and this means “promoting peace”. This is “the way ...
• 27 November 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - A Catholic radio network for Central America Alajuela (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Central America decided, at the Plenary Assembly held in Costa Rica, to create a network of Catholic radio stations in the region. “There are 60 radio stations broadcasting in ...
• 26 November 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Cholera epidemic unstoppable: alarm from the Camillian mission Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “The emergence of cholera is uncontrollable. A few days before the election there it is shooting up in the streets, among the corpses strewn everywhere. The people, having no alternativ ...
• 26 November 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Solidarity of the local Church with the Archbishop of Cochabamba, threatened following his report of drug trafficking Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - “As the Church in Bolivia we stand together with Bishop Tito, because he is a Bishop who identifies with his people, aware of the evils that afflict them through his presence and contact wi ...