America

• 27 November 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Redemptorist Missionaries celebrate 150th anniversary of arrival in South America Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Redemptorist Missionaries of Colombia held a celebration in recent days to recall the three Italian missionaries who arrived in 1859 to the then Republic of New Granada, now Colombia. They we ...
• 27 November 2009
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Controversial presidential elections scheduled for Sunday, November 29 Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Honduras will be called Sunday, November 29th to take part in a controversial presidential election, which the majority of Latin American countries do not recognized, but which could be re ...
• 27 November 2009
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honduras: A Brief Overview Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Honduras is the second largest country in Central America in size, after Guatemala, with 7.8 million inhabitants. It is also one of the poorest in Latin America, suffering from the violenc ...
• 26 November 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Message of Bishops to the People of God: solidarity with those who suffer, participation in general elections to contribute to a unified nation, commitment to missionary service Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Bolivia have issued a message at the end of their 88th Plenary Assembly, celebrated November 20-25. First, the Bishops declare their solidarity with all the suffering people of ...
• 26 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Preparing for the First National Missionary Congress for Seminarians: “priestly formation for a mission without boundaries” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of institutions that are promoting and organizing the First National Missionary Congress of Seminarians gathered at the headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) i ...
• 25 November 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Manhattan Declaration” on sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty already signed by over 100,000 Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – Over 125 Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical leaders have come together in issuing a statement known as the “Manhattan Declaration,” addressing 3 main issues: the sanctity of life, ...
• 25 November 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Archdiocese of Cuzco celebrates Mission Day in Paucartambo as part of Continental Mission Paucartambo (Agenzia Fides) - With the participation of young people, children, and adults, a Mission Day was successfully held last weekend in Paucartambo, in the Archdiocese of Cuzco. The parishes of Challabamba, Pilco ...
• 24 November 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Faithful of Trujillo celebrate one year of the Continental Mission: “Our life would have no meaning, if we had not met Christ.” Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Solemnity of Christ the King, there was also a celebration of the first anniversary of the Mission Continental in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo. At 11 o'cloc ...
• 24 November 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - President of Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Julio Terrazas re-elected: “Hope is not reached with pills, but with the joy of being disciples and missionaries who are willing to serve the Lord" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Julio Terrazas, Archbishop of Santa Cruz was elected for the seventh time as President of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB). Archbishop Jesus Perez Rodriguez of Sucre, is Vice-C ...
• 23 November 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Sunday of prayer for the Church, persecuted Christians, and priests Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Today, millions of Catholics around the world live their faith and their commitment to Christ in a heroic way. Some even risk their lives to proclaim the Gospel. According to the Repor ...
• 23 November 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Testimony of a Colombian missionary, living amidst violence and praying for peace Buga (Agenzia Fides) - "Liberen los secuestrados" (Free the Captives) is the slogan of eighty young Colombians who denounce the scourge of kidnapping in their country and are creating an awareness campaign, which led the ...
• 21 November 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - For the Feast of St. Francis Xavier: Mass with sending of missionary groups from Archdiocese of Salta and conclusion of PMS Youth and Children activities Salta (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocesan Committee for Missionary Ministry, in conjunction with the Pontifical Mission Societies in Salta, inform Agenzia Fides that on Saturday, December 5th, at the Sanctuary of San Ca ...
• 21 November 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Chilean Bishops exhort citizens to play an active role in the electoral process and reiterate commitment to Continental Mission and to authentic human development Punta de Tralca (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Bishops' Conference of Chile have issued a message to the country at the close of the 98th Plenary Assembly, held in Punta de Tralca. The pastors called on citizens to ...
• 21 November 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 10 Mexican Dioceses use Twitter for evangelization to communicate with youth Queretaro (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Queretaro, Mexico has opened its account on microblogging. There are now 10 dioceses in Mexico that use the facility's computer network. The spokesman for the Diocese of Quereta ...
• 20 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Assembly of the North East Region of the CNBB addresses themes of the Continental Mission and the Amazon Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Amazon Rainforest and the Continental Mission were the two main themes for the Seventh Assembly of the Northeast Region of the CNBB (National Conference of Bishops of Brazil), which include ...