America

• 15 October 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Fourth Missionary Congress in Salta, with the theme: “The Church in Salta, Missionary Disciple: Listen, Learn, and Proclaim.” Salta (Agenzia Fides) – October 17-19, in this month of the missions, the town of El Galpon will host the Fourth Missionary Congress of Salta (CoMSa 4), with the theme: “The Church in Salta, Missionary Disciple: List ...
• 15 October 2008
  AMERICA - Spanish company “Telefonica” and CELAM sign an accord to lower communication costs for Catholic institutions Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, October 14, 2008, at the Vatican headquarters of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, an agreement was signed between CELAM (the Latin American Bishops’ Council) ...
• 15 October 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Over 14,000 faithful participate in the 6th Walk for the Family and Life, to demonstrate the importance of the family and the value of life Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Over 14,000 people participated in the 6th Walk for the Family and Life held on Saturday, October 11, in honor of the Week for Life and the Family being celebrated by the Church in Chile (see ...
• 15 October 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of San Bernardo indicates several guidelines for voting in upcoming city elections San Bernardo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of San Bernardo (Chile), His Excellency Juan Ignacio Gonzalez, issued a statement on several guidelines for voting in right conscience, to help Catholics and all believers to h ...
• 14 October 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Church celebrates World Mission Day with the joy of the upcoming beatification of Venerable Padre Olallo, a man of charity, the second Cuban to be declared Blessed Santiago de Cuba (Agenzia Fides) – For the entire month of October, all communities are be encouraged to pray for the missionary work of the Church and are being sent various different prayer intentions each week, says ...
• 14 October 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Extraordinary Assembly of Bishops to reflect on the present situation in the country and the launching of the Great Continental Mission Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The 28th Extraordinary Assembly of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference is underway beginning today, October 14, until October 17. Over the course of the week, they will address various topic ...
• 14 October 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The passing away of Cardinal Antonio González Zumárraga, who was a fundamental support in carrying out the Third American Missionary Congress with great responsibility and commitment as President of the Central Committee Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Antonio González Zumárraga, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, President of Honor of the Ecuadorian Bishops’ Conference and President of the Central Committee of the Third American Missi ...
• 13 October 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops speak out against the country’s main problems, “consequence of the exclusion of God from reality and from our actions, and a lack of moral principles in decision-making” Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Guatemala have issued a statement at the end of their Plenary Assembly, in which they offer their “words as pastors, in response to some of the situations that the country i ...
• 13 October 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - PMS Guide for Missionary Animation: “a didactic tool in helping our baptized faithful to grow in their faith, open their hearts to their neighbor, and commit their lives in solidarity.” Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – “As head of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Honduras, I am counting on you to do all you can in fulfilling the wishes of our Holy Father, of animating and forming the missionary spir ...
• 10 October 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Canonization of Narcisa of Jesus: an event that raises spirits amidst preparations for World Mission Day Rome (Agenzia Fides) – This October 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will canonize Ecuadorian Narcisa of Jesus Martillo, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992, along with three other people. She will become th ...
• 10 October 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The literacy rate is on the rise, however drastic differences still exist between national and regional areas: the slow progress being made in Sub-Sahara Africa and parts of Asia New York (Agenzia Fides) – The literacy rate is growing on a worldwide level, however the situation in South and West Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa is cause for concern and the financial aid for literacy programs is stil ...
• 9 October 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Sunday, October 12, the Church in Argentina celebrates World Missions Day; a chain of prayer for the missions in the entire country, during the month of October 2008 Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Argentina will be celebrating World Missions Day this coming Sunday, October 12, as a sign of brotherhood and universal solidarity and as a central activity during missionar ...
• 9 October 2008
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Church says the law on reproductive health “introduces a cultural and moral system based on criteria which are foreign to our cultural, moral e spiritual life ” Panama (Agenzia Fides) –Archbishop Dimas Cedeño Delgado of Panama vice-president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Panama, in a message addressed to the National Assembly of the central American nation, reaffirme ...
• 8 October 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Preparing for the VI World Meeting of Families, “an occasion for all families to improve and defend this basic cell of society.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Enrique Glennie, Secretary General of the VI World Meeting of Families, in a press conference presented the most recent progress being made in the preparation of the Encounter sched ...
• 8 October 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Celebration of World Missions Day coincides with the 80th anniversary of the Pontifical Missionary Societies in the country Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies of Colombia are celebrating, along with World Missions Day, the 80th anniversary of PMS in the country (1929-2009), according to a report made to Agenzia Fides ...