America

• 25 September 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishop of Ñuflo de Chavez invites civil authorities to act with serenity and openness in resolving conflicts Ñuflo de Chavez (Agenzia Fides) – In a recently issued statement, Bishop Antonio Reimann, Apostolic Vicar of Ñuflo de Chavez, expressed his concern for the situation that is leading to grave crises due to the high co ...
• 25 September 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The musical group “Takillakkta” (The People that sings) celebrates 25 years at the service of the New Evangelization Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In 1983, a group of young Catholics in Peru decided to unite song and musical talent with the love of God and an ardent desire to collaborate in the New Evangelization called for by Pope John Pau ...
• 25 September 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops condemn all violence and intolerance, asking that all be done so that elections can take place November 23 without any dangers Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “We ask all Venezuelans to participate actively in the life of the country, with decision, without violence, with respect for the constitution, legality, and rights for all people, rejecting ...
• 24 September 2008
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - First National Congress of Pastoral Workers commemorates 50 years’ work with a reflection on “The Challenges of the Church’s Social Commitment” Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The First National Congress of Pastoral Workers is being held this week in the Emmaus Retreat House in Asuncion, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Pastoral/Social ...
• 24 September 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - With gangs and violence among youth on the rise, the Church in Central America organizes an encounter on the issue Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – With the goal of “discerning the light from the signs of the times and becoming aware of the insecurity and violence that has become a social phenomenon that arises from various causes, ...
• 23 September 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops’ statement against the draft bill for euthanasia: “Creating legal norms allowing for the suppression of innocent human lives is contrary to the code of ethics and is socially misleading.” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Colombian Bishops’ Conference has issued a statement signed by the President of the Conference, Archbishop Ruben Salazar Gomez of Barranquilla, in relation to the draft bill 44 of 2008, w ...
• 23 September 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - First International Congress on Marian Theology in search of new developments and the current panorama on Marian thought Boyaca (Agenzia Fides) – September 24-27, the city of Chiquinquira (Boyaca) will host the First International Congress on Marian Theology at the National Marian Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Chiquinquira. Among ...
• 22 September 2008
  AMERICA/CANADA - Among the themes for the Canadian Bishops’ Plenary Assembly opening today: Bishops’ Synod, Year of St. Paul, and the restructuring of the CCCB Ontario (Agenzia Fides) – Today, September 22, the Bishops of Canada will gather for the annual Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) in Ontario. About 90 Bishops will be present to dis ...
• 22 September 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National Council for the Laity rejects the 26 most recent laws declared by the President and asks that all citizens participate responsibly in the November 23 elections Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The National Council for the Laity (CNL) in Venezuela expressed its rejection of the 26 laws that the President has recently approved, in a public statement presenting its position in regards ...
• 22 September 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Activities and encounters in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Prelature of Ayaviri Ayaviri (Agenzia Fides) – With a large gathering of youth entitled “Riqch´Ariy Wayna,” “Youth, get up!,” the Prelature of Ayaviri held another one of its important activities during this jubilee year, on the o ...
• 19 September 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops of Durango denounce violence, insecurity, and rise in drug trafficking: “May no one give in to this evil! May we not be discouraged!” Durango (Agenzia Fides) – “We have seen how this bloodshed is tearing apart our country. We feel this pain because it has hurt our people and our families; it has been an attack on what is most sacred: life itself.� ...
• 19 September 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Archdiocese of Caracas calls for the restitution of a Catholic church being used to train 8-14 year-old child soldiers Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Caracas has sent a message to the government and the armed forces in Venezuela, asking that they restore the “Jesus of Divine Mercy” Chapel, which has been taken “for ...
• 19 September 2008
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Anthology of Documents from Bishops of the Dominican Republic issued between 1955-2006 that “places the guiding words of the Church at public disposal” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops’ COnference of the Dominican Republic has published a 3-volume anthology of the “Documents from Bishops of the Dominican Republic” issued between 1955-2006, including p ...
• 18 September 2008
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Bishop of Colon-Kuna Yala tells Agenzia Fides: “The great challenge is trying to draw the people back into the Church and getting Catholics to live their faith with fidelity, so they can be true witnesses for the community.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “The great challenge is that large number of people who live in indifference,” Bishop Ausilio Aguilar of Colon-Kuna Yala (Panama) told Agenzia Fides while he was in Rome, participating in a s ...
• 18 September 2008
  AMERICA - Caritas of Latin America and the Caribbean sends a message of support to Bolivia: “The youth of Bolivia deserve a future full of peace, where harmony and fraternity are the trademark of our cities.” La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – “We are pained by the fact that a country of our America, with its poverty and its great faith, is now facing great difficulties in maintaining national unity.” With these words begins the ...