America

• 25 March 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Seminar on human trafficking brings together authorities from various countries Sao Paolo (Agenzia Fides) – There is a Regional Seminar on trafficking in persons and sexual exploitation taking place today, March 25th, in São Paulo (SP), with the participation of authorities from six nations. The ...
• 25 March 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Prisoners transcribe the Rosary and “Akathistos” hymn into Braille for blind sisters Lomas de Zamora (Agenzia Fides) – The prisoners of the Provincial Unit No. 40 of Lomas de Zamora have transcribed the work “With Mary, We Pray to Jesus,” into Braille for the blind, as an initiative of the Prison P ...
• 24 March 2010
  AMERICA - “My life belongs to the poor.” Archbishop Romero, 30 years later San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday, March 20, in the capital city of San Salvador to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, known a ...
• 24 March 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Youth from the PMS make an invitation to a Missionary Easter: “sow hope and proclaim love” Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Enthusiastic in their efforts to awaken the missionary spirit of their peers, members of the movement "Jóvenes Sin Fronteras" are preparing the Youth Missionary Easter, which annually brings tog ...
• 23 March 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishop of Tilaran calls for caution before ruling on religious education in schools San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – On February 2, the Constitutional Court of Costa Rica declared that Article 34, paragraph 2 of the present law on the careers of teachers, which gave the Bishops' Conference the power to gra ...
• 23 March 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Children in orphanages still a serious situation due to lack of food and schooling Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The little orphanage of San Marie is located in Port-au-Prince. The area, once home to 2,000 residents, now accommodates some 6,000 people who lost their homes in the January earthquake. ...
• 23 March 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - CIMI document on “indigenous peoples, a situation of misery and lack of assistance” Campo Grande (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning March 15, the national leadership of the Missionary Indigenous Council (CIMI) and members of various regions in which the institution operates, met in Campo Grande (Mato Grosso ...
• 22 March 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - First National Day for Youth dedicated to Archbishop Romero: “His words still resound today.” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – Hundreds of young people gathered from the early hours of Saturday, March 20 in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador to celebrate the First National Youth Day dedicated to ...
• 22 March 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - “Church in Mission”: new radio program in Chile to support Continental Mission Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The challenges of this missionary time after the anguish of the earthquake, were the first topic addressed by the new radio program "Church on Mission”, which opened March 18. The ...
• 20 March 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Children remind everyone of the person of Archbishop Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – As part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, the Federal Post Office of El Salvador has promoted a special issue of stamps in hon ...
• 20 March 2010
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Church responds to UN Report on alleged racism of Dominican Republic towards Haitians Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, expressed his disappointment in regards to the report by the United Nations (UN) accusing the Dom ...
• 20 March 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Salesians at UN working for youth launch new website New York (Agenzia Fides) – The Salesians of Don Bosco in the United States of America have just launched a new website that highlights the work they do at the United Nations and for the world in favor of young people. ...
• 18 March 2010
  AMERICA - Secretaries of Latin American Bishops' Conferences examine domestic problems, Continental Mission, and Year for Priests initiatives Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The meeting of Secretaries of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Bogota (Colombia) and ended today, March 18. The goal of this meeting is to present to the Bish ...
• 18 March 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - 102 radio stations in Latin America run by Jesuits seek establishment of network Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The first meeting of the radio network run by the Jesuits in Latin America and the Caribbean is underway. The meeting began Tuesday, March 16th, and will run until Saturday, March 20th, at the ...
• 17 March 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Priest wounded last Sunday in Volta Redonda dies, funeral services held today Volta Redonda (Agenzia Fides) – Father Dejair Gonçalves de Almeida, age 32, died Tuesday, March 16th at 7 in the morning, at St. John the Baptist Hospital in Volta Redonda, about 80 km from Rio de Janeiro, after havin ...