America

• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - September: Bible Month in Chile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – The Chilean Bishops' Conference has opened a section on its website to spread the word on "Bible Month" in Chile, which is also celebrated in other Latin American nations in September. The go ...
• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Migration with Rights”: National Migration Week Machala (Agenzia Fides) – Migration Week, held in Ecuador, September 12 to 19 under the theme of "Children, Adolescents, and Migration" and the slogan "I am looking for my dreams," began with a grand march led by a lar ...
• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Orange maize may be able to help millions of African children see Washington (Agenzia Fides) - 'Orange' maize, a variety of the common cereal crop, could improve the lives of millions of malnourished people by providing increased vitamin A in their diet, according to a new study recent ...
• 13 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Role and contribution of the PMS to the current ecclesial and social situation Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Meeting of National Directors and Secretaries of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Southern Cone ends today, September 13. According to information sent to Fides, the meeting ...
• 13 September 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Pastoral Letter from the Archbishop of Coro: “It is with great sorrow that we witness the increase of violence in Venezuela's society” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Venezuela, through the words of Archbishop Roberto Lückert of Coro, has spoken out about the situation of the country, reminding Venezuelans of their responsibility for ...
• 11 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Missionary in a vast territory with few inhabitants: testimony of Bishop Francis Ceballos Escobar, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, CSSR, Redemptorist Missionary, was appointed Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño (Colombia) on June 10, 2010. He is in Rome for the Seminar for newly app ...
• 11 September 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Mas por Menos” annual fundraiser held in parishes across the country Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The fact that more than 9 million pesos will be distributed among the poor throughout the country does not seem to be important news, but seeing how it is distributed by "Mas por Menos," ...
• 10 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week for Migrants, Refugees, and Marginalized: “Every migrant is a person” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Colombian Bishops' Conference has promoted September 12 to 19, the National Week of the Migrant, Refugee, and Marginalized. The slogan, according to the note sent to Fides, is: "Every life, ...
• 10 September 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Salta Missionary Expo: open invitation to a missionary exposition Salta (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Missions Societies of Salta and the Archdiocesan Pastoral Mission Commission have announced, in a statement sent to Fides, that on Monday, September 13, “Plaza 9 de Julio” wil ...
• 9 September 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - “Maras” seek dialogue with President Funes, capital in critical position San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – Quite a surprise was caused by the television appearance of Father Antonio Rodríguez, a Passionist priest that has been working in El Salvador for about 12 years. On the evening of Septe ...
• 8 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “The Cry of the Excluded” - inspiring hope for a transformation in society Curitiba (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, September 7, Curitiba hosted the 16th "Cry of the Excluded," sponsored by the Archdiocese of Curitiba, pastoral groups, movements, and social organizations. The theme was: “Where ...
• 8 September 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Many families have lost all they had to live on” Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Guatemala has sent Fides a new report detailing the situation after the terrible tragedy of the torrential rains that caused extensive damage throughout the country (see Fides 0 ...
• 7 September 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Caritas says two days of rain worse than Tropical Storm Agatha Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – In just two days, Guatemala has suffered losses comparable to those resulting from the week-long passage of Tropical Storm Agatha last May. The government led by Alvaro Colom Caballero ...
• 7 September 2010
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - “On the issue of migration, everybody has their part to play,” says Auxiliary of Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – “Being a migrant is a right of people; it was even a right for Jesus himself. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were migrants in their own time, when they had to flee into Egypt. They did so for a ...
• 7 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Capuchins working over 30 years along Amazon River Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - The Rio Solimões snakes its way through northwest Brazil, from the Peruvian frontier until it merges with the Rio Negro, close to Manaus. On the banks of the Solimões thousands live, some in pe ...