America

• 24 September 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexican bishop awarded for commitment to migrants, indigenous, and marginalized Oslo (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop José Raúl Vera López, Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico) was awarded the annual Raft Award for his work in defense of immigrants and natives by the Norwegian foundation which bears the same na ...
• 23 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Brazilian Bishops condemn violence against Guarani-Kaiowa Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, September 22, the bishops of Brazil called for an urgent government intervention to stop the "armed attacks" that are being conducted against two communities of Guarani Indians in ...
• 23 September 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “True democracy is not built on death”: Bishops' appeal on lynchings and violence in the country La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – "Life, a sacred gift of God" is the title of the statement that was read during a press conference by Bishop Oscar Aparicio, Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz and Secretary General of the Bolivian Bis ...
• 22 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Formation days promoted by the PMS, to become “protagonists in the Mission” Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Among the various activities for the month dedicated to the missions (October), the Pontifical Mission Societies of Chile organized a day of training on the missions. The invitation, sent to ...
• 22 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Diocesan newspaper “Mar Adentro” now available online Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) – The newspaper of the Diocese of Chimbote "Mar Adentro" is available on the website of the diocese every month. Through a new system, visitors will have access to the contents of the newspaper ...
• 21 September 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Nuncio to Haiti tells Fides: “The humanitarian situation is still in an emergency phase. Over 1 million refugees are living in tents and the number is on the rise.” Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – "The humanitarian situation is still in an emergency phase. Over 1 million refugees are living in tents and, instead of diminishing, the number is on the rise. Even the poor who come fr ...
• 21 September 2010
  AMERICA - Witnesses and prophets of hope in the region: Caritas's 17th Latin American/Caribbean Congress Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Following the motto "In Christ we build one America for all", organization has begun for the XVII Latin American/Carribean Congress for Caritas and the Fourth Continental Meeting of the P ...
• 20 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary solidarity project: Brazil sends missionaries to Haiti Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – "Solidarity Between the Church in Brazil and the Church in Haiti" is the name of the missionary project (see Fides 04/03/2010) that has been undertaken by the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (C ...
• 18 September 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishop of Zamora is “working for unity in the community” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In a pause in the proceedings of the Seminar organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples for Bishops ordained in the last two years, which is taking place in Rome (see Fides 0 ...
• 17 September 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - September 26 elections: “No one can abstain from voting. This is a chance to strengthen democracy and ensure the country's future,” says the Archbishop of Caracas Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, issued a statement on Thursday, September 16, highlighting the secrecy of the vote in the upcoming elections of September 26 and at the same ...
• 17 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Colombian Red Cross provides aid to 800,000 Haitian refugees Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Colombia's Red Cross has delivered aid to around 800,000 Haitians affected by the earthquake in January, which left over 200,000 dead and wounded, the news was released by the humanitarian orga ...
• 16 September 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Our Catholic faith has been strongly present throughout the long struggle for independence" - Message from the Bishop of Mazatlan on the bicentennial celebration Mazatlan (Agenzia Fides) – "In this bicentennial celebration in the month of September, once again the entire nation can hear the tolling of the bells of the parish of Dolores, which recall the beginning of a new Mexic ...
• 16 September 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “I dream of a missionary Church that reaches out to those farthest away,” says new Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto El Alto (Agenzia Fides) – "Let me tell you my dream: I dream of a missionary Church that reaches out to those farthest away, capable of generating missionary vocations and send missionaries to other churches in Bolivia ...
• 15 September 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “The Church is always a point of reference for many people, which is why we should prepare ourselves well”: testimony of Bishop Mario Fiandri, Apostolic Vicar of El Peten Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Mario Flanders, SDB, has been a missionary in Guatemala since 1970. The Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén, which was entrusted to him on February 10, 2009, is located north of the capital o ...
• 15 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishop Campos: “We need honest authorities for the good of the people.” San Jose del Amazonas (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the regional and municipal elections in Peru on October 3, the Apostolic Vicar of San José de Amazonas, Bishop Alberto Campos Hernández, OFM, has asked all t ...