America

• 4 May 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Masses canceled again in the Archdiocese; Cardinal Rivera calls for precaution and complying with recommendations from health authorities Mexican City (Agenzia Fides) – Once again, the bells of Mexico City parishes have not been calling the faithful to Mass, as Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera has declared “with obligatory character” the cancellation ...
• 29 April 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Final Message from the Bishops at the close of their Plenary Assembly: “Our nation is Christian; it wants to continue being Christian and this is evident in many ways.” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Bolivia issued a message at the close of the 87th Plenary Assembly celebrated on April 23-28. During their Assembly, on April 26, there was a launching of the national missio ...
• 29 April 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Message from the Bishops at the close of their Plenary Assembly: “The country cannot renounce the great values on which it has been built, values that the Church declares irrevocable.” Las Casas (Agenzia Fides) – In the final message at the close of the 97th Plenary Assembly held April 20-24, the Chilean Bishops' Conference (CECh) once more called to mind the fact that “the Church, disciple of the ...
• 28 April 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Church in Ecuador officially launches the National Mission: “The Church is in need of a good house-cleaning.” Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Ecuador officially began the National Mission with a Mass concelebrated in the Basilica “del Voto Nacional,” on April 23, during the celebration of the Plenary Assembl ...
• 28 April 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Priest receives death threats for speaking out against the “de facto decriminalization” of drugs and authorities' indifference towards youth Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Jose Maria Di Paola, better known as “Fr. Pepe,” has received death threats following the recent publication of a document in which local priests denounced the “de facto decrimi ...
• 27 April 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Alert for swine flu: Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera has called for a Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, asking that she free the city and the country from danger Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Secretariat of Health has issued a public alert on the outbreak of the swine flu, which has led the Mexican Bishops' Conference (CEM) to issue a statement to the faithful and the popul ...
• 27 April 2009
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Pilgrimage for young people, calling for an end to violence and kidnapping in the country Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The city of El Paraiso welcomed over 5,000 youth on April 26, who had left Tegucigalpa last Friday, passing through Danli and then on to El Paraiso, in a pilgrimage calling for an end to ...
• 27 April 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops concerned for the polarization of positions and decision-making that goes against the spirit and letter of the Constitution Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Venezuela has a future! And we should all contribute in building it. This is why all of us should recognize the existence of those who are not with us, those who think differently.” This is ...
• 24 April 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Message from the Bishops at the close of Plenary Assembly: “may the parishes become centers for a greater radiation of life in Christ, from whence a permanent mission can emerge.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “We take up the invitation made in the Aparecida Document, renewing out parishes so they can become authentic areas of Christian initiation, faith formation and celebration, in which the l ...
• 24 April 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Themes for the Plenary Assembly begun on April 23: structural adjustments of the Conference, launching of the Continental Mission, and analysis of the country's situation Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Bolivia began their 87th Plenary Assembly yesterday, April 23, with an opening address from Cardinal Julio Terrazas, President of the Bishops' Conference. The Cardinal began ...
• 24 April 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Von Galen Award presented to Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference President, for courageous defense of life, the family, and freedom Quito (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, April 22, Human Life International of Ecuador presented the Von Galen Award to the President of the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza of Quito, in th ...
• 23 April 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - National Assembly establishes that “the right to life is unalienable from conception until death” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The National Assembly of the Dominican Republic, on April 21, by a landslide vote of 167 to 32 ruled to maintain Article 30 of the Constitution as is. Article 30 establishes the sacredne ...
• 23 April 2009
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church presents 300,000 signatures in support for the approval of changes to the Constitution offering essential protection for marriage and the family San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Lawmaking Assembly of El Salvador will once more discuss the controversial theme of homosexual marriages today, April 23. The declaration is ready to be approved and all the political ...
• 23 April 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Assembly continues sessions on parochial pastoral renewal: “The parish, as an evangelizing center must take up its role as community of communities.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “The 87th Plenary Assembly is a moment to thank God for the blessings He has given us in the Renewal of the Consecration of Mexico to the Holy Spirit. It is also a time for trust in the Lo ...
• 22 April 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - III International Franciscan Congress of the Franciscan Family and all those interested in the spirituality of Saint Francis Monterrey (Agenzia Fides) – The Franciscan Family is enthusiastically preparing for the 3rd International Franciscan Congress, which will take place April 30 to May 3, 2009 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon (Mexico). The goal o ...