America

• 25 February 2010
  AMERICA - Debate over homosexual unions and their adoption of children reignited Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The debate over so-called "marriage" between homosexuals is has re-emerged recently in several Latin American countries. Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, His Excellency Luis Bambaren, also former pre ...
• 25 February 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Mary is the great missionary and the missionaries' teacher” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – For the whole Church, "Mary is the great missionary who continues the mission of the Son and is the missionaries' teacher,” which is why on February 23 the Parish of St. Mary of Bethany ...
• 25 February 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Brazilian Bishops launch blog Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Since February 23, the blog of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB) has been up and running on the Internet. Encouraged by Pope Benedict XVI in his Message for the 44th World Communicatio ...
• 24 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Appeal from Nuncio in Haiti: “The seminaries and the seminarians lost everything...putting them back to "normal" life is a priority.” Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, has sent a report on the present situation of the seminarians and an appeal made to the Pontifical Mission Societies of Englan ...
• 24 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Claretians in Haiti rebuilding Parish of St. Anthony Maria Claret in Nazon Jimani (Agenzia Fides) – Monday, February 15th an "historic" meeting took place, which was attended by the Claretian Missionaries in Haiti (Fathers Joachim, Beauplan, and Anistus), those in Jimaní in the Dominican Rep ...
• 23 February 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops call for dialogue in resolving health emergency in Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Francisco Polti, Bishop of Santiago del Estero, his Auxiliary Bishop Ariel Torrado Mosconi, and Bishop Adolfo Uriona of Añatuya, have prepared a joint message to express thei ...
• 23 February 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Car accident leads kills Cleric of Saint Viator, wounds two others Reyes (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of Saturday, February 20, on the provincial highway Rurrenabaque-Yucumo, two priests and a religious of the Parish of Popoy, who were returning from the funeral of Bishop Roger Au ...
• 23 February 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishop Aubry remembered: the mission was the most important part of his life Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – A few days after the death of Bishop Roger Emile Aubry, Redemptorist (see Fides 19/02/2010) Fides has received a very significant testimony entitled: "The Gift of Fidelity,” in thanksgivi ...
• 22 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Steps forward for Jesuit reconstruction effort Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Soon after the first emergency situations were caused by the earthquake that devastated Haiti on 12 January, the Jesuits, along with other collaborators, established a Haitian-Dominican ...
• 22 February 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Funeral services held for Fr. Luis Parra, exemplary priest and Good Samaritan, killed on Ash Wednesday Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Church of “El Sagrario” in Mexico City celebrated the funeral of Father José Luis Puerto Parra, assassinated on February 17, Ash Wednesday. The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Anton ...
• 22 February 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Go and present Jesus, with your testimony”: Cardinal Bergoglio at the close of the 28th International Missiology Course Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Director of Communications of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Argentina, Fabio Rosso, sent a note to Agenzia Fides on the celebration of the closure of the XXVIII Internatio ...
• 20 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Collaboration between FAO and CARE for a cash-for-work program in Leogane Leogane (Agenzia Fides) – Over a month after the devastating earthquake which hit Haiti on 12 January, the FAO and the international humanitarian organization CARE have sounded the alarm of an impending food crisis in ...
• 19 February 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Passing of Bishop Roger Aubry: his passion for preaching the Gospel and his missionary spirit left an impact on all who knew him Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Bishop Conference has announced the return to the Father's House of Bishop Roger Aubry, Bishop Emeritus of the Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes. His death occurred on the morning of ...
• 19 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - A month after the earthquake: Italian families offer long-distance adoption to 4,000 children Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A month after the earthquake, 4,130 children in Haiti have been adopted at a distance by Italian families. This month, in fact, the Italian NGO active on the island experienced a real boom in mem ...
• 18 February 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Promoting an economy at the service of life: the objective of the Brotherhood Campaign Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Brotherhood Campaign that the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil (CONIC) began on Ash Wednesday, February 17, aims at helping society in general to build an economy that is ...