America

• 5 December 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mission ad gentes is focus for Regional Missionary Council's Assembly in Sao Paulo: “the Catholic communities exist for the Mission, to go out to others. This requires a new attitude.” Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – "Safeguard the memory to strengthen the identity and assume the mission." With this purpose the COMIRE (Regional Missionary Council of the State of Sao Paulo) celebrated its annual meeting N ...
• 3 December 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Church's hope at predicted release of two hostages by Christmas Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC), Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, Auxiliary of Bucamaranga, said he was confident in the announced release of two members ...
• 3 December 2009
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - “Unfortunately, some people still think that violence is the only option. But violence does not lead to anything, and we must always emphasize this point,” says Cardinal Oscar Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Over his head hangs a death sentence. The drug traffickers in Central America, the international mafia that operates the largest illegal business in the world, have decided that Cardinal Os ...
• 2 December 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Pontifical Mission Societies in Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis use Advent/Christmas campaigns to promote mission ad gentes and reflect on immigration St.Paul/Minneapolis (Agenzia Fides) – As the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (now more commonly referred to as the Center for Mission) in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis approaches its 75th year ...
• 2 December 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - City of Ramallo celebrates Feast of Saint Francis Xavier Ramallo (Agenzia Fides) – An entire city, with over 12,000 inhabitants, is getting ready to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis Xavier: the City of Ramallah, in the Province of Buenos Aires. The program of festivities d ...
• 2 December 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Relics of Don Bosco travel to Porto Alegre: a long pilgrimage inspiring festivities and devotion everywhere Porto Alegre (Agenzia Fides) - The world pilgrimage that in the next six years will have crossed five continents, arrived on November 30 in Porto Alegre. The urn containing the mortal remains of St. John Bosco, the Itali ...
• 2 December 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - HIV/AIDS apostolate is an opportunity to live the Gospel Callao (Agenzia Fides) - "HIV/AIDS affects not only the body but the whole person, his relationships and his social life. This is a true pathology of the spirit. It implies a threat and involves a crisis of moral values, ...
• 1 December 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “The Eucharist, Strength of Evangelization”: thousands participate in 30th International Encounter of the New Pentecost Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - Santa Cruz, La Mansion, hosted the 30th International Encounter of the New Pentecost with the theme "The Eucharist, Strength of Evangelization.” This meeting saw the participation of people ...
• 1 December 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - “A Peru that defends life and fights against poverty” - President of Peru meets with Holy Father Benedict XVI Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The collaboration between Church and State and defense of life were the main topics covered in the meeting that the Holy Father Benedict XVI held yesterday with President of Peru, Alan García P� ...
• 30 November 2009
  AMERICA/CUBA - 50th anniversary of First National Catholic Congress: looking with new prospect to the challenges of the Church, trying to discover the task of Christians today Santa Clara (Agenzia Fides) - "Human society and social order must receive their primary power from a multifaceted action guided by the conviction of members of the community toward the common good." So wrote the Blessed ...
• 30 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Capuchin Friars of South Rio Grande celebrate 10 years in the fight against AIDS Casa Fonte Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Center for the Promotion of HIV-positive Patients, run by the Literary Association of St. Bonaventure of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Rio Grande do Sul, celebrates 10 yea ...
• 30 November 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Caritas Peru presents Social Assessment 2008: “the integral promotion of the participants in our programs will succeed only insofar as they are architects in their own history, of their personal growth, and community," says Bishop Irizar Campos Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Peru has released its Social Report for 2008, which reports the results of operations under the classification of social responsibility and the results of partnerships with private business ...
• 28 November 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Permanent Mission launched in La Paz today, strong emphasis on formation La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – Another city that is entering into the missionary atmosphere being lived across Bolivia is: La Paz. Today, 28 November, it will launch the Mission that will guide the path of the local church f ...
• 28 November 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Preparations for January 2010 National Congress on Holy Childhood begin Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the celebration of the Holy Childhood National Conference to be held in January 2010 at the Prelature of Aiquile, the Holy Childhood Association (HCA) Coordination Committee of ...
• 28 November 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Become a missionary, putting on a smile for Christmas”: First Christmas Carols Festival of organized by the PMS Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "Become a missionary, putting on a smile for Christmas" is the slogan of the first Festival of Christmas Carols. The festival aims to promote the true Christian spirit of Christmas through music a ...