America

• 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 ...
• 6 September 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Caritas Voices Against Poverty”: a new campaign from Caritas Internationalis, to fight poverty New York (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas is launching a new campaign to put pressure on governments to live up to their anti-poverty promises. ‘Caritas Voices Against Poverty’ aims to mobilise its supporters behind the Mil ...
• 6 September 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Discover the guiding hand of God in history” Morelia (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Morelia, Archbishop Alberto Suarez Inda, has proposed a reflection on the situation of today's Mexico on the occasion of the celebration of the Bicentennial of Independence. ...
• 6 September 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Politics as a service to our neighbor and for the common good”: national meeting promoted by the Bishops' Conference Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Social Pastoral Commission of the Argentinean Episcopal Conference has organized a national meeting to celebrate the country's Bicentennial Anniversary. This meeting, which bears the ...
• 4 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - “Chile, a Place for Everyone”: Migrant Sunday in Chile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Sunday, September 5 is the day Chile celebrates Migrant Sunday. The Day's events program includes a Mass at 12:30pm celebrated by the Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago, Bishop Cristián Contreras, ...
• 4 September 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - September 8: the Americas unite in Rosary to Our Lady of Guadalupe, for Mexico's Bicentennial Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Millions of faithful around the American continent will be spiritually united on Wednesday, September 8, at 8pm, to participate in the recitation of the Rosary to Our Lady of Guadalupe, wh ...
• 3 September 2010
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - IV Missionary Congress “To Know Christ: A Gift; To Preach Him: Our Mission” Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – The IV Missionary Congress will take place on October 2 and 3 at the House of Nazareth in Montevideo, Uruguay. The event is organized by the National Missionary Center. The objective of th ...