America

• 16 July 2009
  AMERICA/CUBA - Friday funeral for priest killed in Havana, whose body has been returned to his homeland for burial Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The body of Spanish priest Mariano Arroyo, killed in the early morning hours this past Monday, was delivered yesterday to the Catholic Church, as preparations are made for a funeral service in ...
• 15 July 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - MISSION AND EMIGRATION - “La valigia con lo spago”: Lucrezia crossed the desert with her children, which the “coyote” that led them said: “The children slow you down. Leave them behind!,” but she did not leave them and she died in their arms Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The wall between Mexico and the United States has claimed 10,000 lives as of today. Marco, a 5-year-old, was hidden in the back of a truck, on a desert road, along with his father. He felt great ...
• 15 July 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The Church denounces drug trafficking in the country, asking that “evangelical principles be placed above any activity that, as profitable as it may seem, denigrates the human being and is a grave offense to God” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Costa Rica is showing concern for the alarming reality of drug trafficking and consumption and the Bishops of the country have issued a statement expressing this concern. In th ...
• 15 July 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops warn of the danger of the gender equality Bill that attacks marriage and the family Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “The future of our society depends on the respect and protection that is awarded to marriage and the family, institutions which are considered fundamental for all peoples,” the Bishops of Ve ...
• 14 July 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - President of the Bishops' Conference requests that the draft bill on religious freedom be addressed “in a climate of dialogue, respect for people and institutions, and seeking above all the good of the country” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “I am making a call to serenity and to sanity, so that this Parliament may address the most urgent matters that now concern Peruvian society. An example of this are the events that have been occu ...
• 14 July 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops request that with new education law, everyone may reject “all that shows an imposition of criteria or orientations from any side” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Education is a task for everyone” is the title of the statement issued by the Bishops of Venezuela at the close of their Plenary Assembly, after the presentation of a “list of ideas for t ...
• 14 July 2009
  AMERICA/CUBA - Spanish priest killed after 12 years of intense pastoral work, with a special charisma for the religious tradition of the local people Havana (Agenzia Fides) – A Spanish priest was found dead on Monday, July 13, in his parish of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rule (Nuestra Señora de la Regla) in Havana (Cuba). His name was Mariano Arroyo Merino, a nat ...
• 14 July 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - MISSION AND EMIGRATION - “La valigia con lo spago”: “What we are seeing today on the Arizona border is the greatest human rights crisis ever, a crisis which causes the death of over 200 people every year in this State alone.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “What we are seeing today on the Arizona border is the greatest human rights crisis ever, a crisis which causes the death of over 200 people every year in this State alone.” These were the wor ...
• 13 July 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops denounce the “accelerated arbitrary and unilateral imposition of the draft bill of socialism of the 21 Century, which disrespects the will of the people” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “During this Assembly, we have prayed, exchanged thoughts, and reflected in depth, aware of the fact that the situation in Latin America and Venezuela is very serious. We reaffirm what we have ...
• 13 July 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops' Statement: “Life, and above all human life, cannot be fully understood unless we become aware of that fact that its origin, its development, and its aim are all found in God, the only Lord.” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the 87th Plenary Assembly of the Colombian Bishops' Conference (July 6 – 11 in Bogota) the Bishops published a brief final statement, affirming that they will soon publish the ...
• 10 July 2009
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Combat violence, impunity and deteriorating education system, improve governance and protect native peoples: some of the Bishops requests Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops Conference of Panama issued a statement at the end of his 187th plenary assembly, held 6 -10 July and attended for the first time by the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop A ...
• 10 July 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops launch Continental Mission during plenary assembly focused on the theme of Life Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – From 6 - 11 July in Bogotà the Catholic Bishops of Colombia are meeting for their 87th plenary assembly focused on the theme of Life. Participants include about 90 bishops and archbishops rep ...
• 10 July 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Inauguration of Bishops' Plenary Assembly: “An apostolic, priestly and missionary agenda awaits us. We are determined to continue to advance in the renewal of our Churches by means of the Continental Mission ” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Venezuela are holding their 92nd Ordinary Plenary Assembly which opened on Tuesday 7 July and should close on Sunday 12 July, and will focus on issues of interest for the ...
• 9 July 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Crisis in Honduras: Costa Rica bridge of dialogue to restore peace in the region San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Costa Rica have issued a statement assuring solidarity with Honduras, and especially with the Catholic Church in that country “guided by our brother Bishops, in these ...
• 9 July 2009
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Crisis in Honduras: ““The fight we see should not increase violence instead it should be a new departure for dialogue, consensus, reconciliation ” Bishops say Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement “Building on the Crisis”, issued by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Honduras after events on 28 June, the Bishops express the necessity for explanations regarding what ...