America

• 10 September 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops invite Catholics to pray for upcoming elections; “Moral Principles for Catholic Voters” Kansas (Agenzia Fides) – As election day approaches in the United States, four Bishops from the State of Kansas have issued a document that offers pastoral guidance for the faithful, entitled “Moral Principles for Ca ...
• 10 September 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops’ Exhortation with the launching of the Great Mission in the country: “The Church in El Salvador, along with the entire continent, has declared itself in a permanent missionary state.” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – “The mission that is taking place as a fruit of the Aparecida Conference, should above all be a source of inspiration for Christians in their missionary vocation, strengthening the root ...
• 10 September 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Faith without works is dead” is the theme for Bible Month, an opportunity to enter into a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Word of God Sucre (Agenzia Fides) – Bible Month began in several Latin American nations on August 31 and will conclude this September 28. It is a month that every year invites the faithful to enter into a deeper knowledge and appr ...
• 9 September 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Referendum for the new constitution: amidst tensions, Bishops call for prayer vigils to be held this weekend for respect for life and the defense of the family Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Raul Vera Chiriboga of Quito (Ecuador) sent a letter to all the priests of the Diocese asking for prayers for the coming referendum, which will prove immensely significant for the cou ...
• 9 September 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - “Bible Month” to begin September 13: activities include a Bible Expo, a Bible Museum, Bible seminars, youth festival, and an ecumenical celebration Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning September 13, Lima will be hosting various activities open to the public, organized by the Peruvian Bishops’ Committee for Biblical and Indigenous Pastoral Catechesis (CECABI), in hon ...
• 8 September 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Nation on the move in response to the legalization of abortion: over 50 Catholic organizations committed to defending life; inauguration of the “Shrine for the Victims of Abortion” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – About 50 lay Catholic organizations will inaugurate the Shrine for the Victims of Abortion in the “Panteón Civil de Dolores,” which will also become a “prayer space” for women suf ...
• 8 September 2008
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops encourage the laity to participate in public life and elections: “Avoiding the responsibility to vote means renouncing the possibility of participating in the progress of our local governments.” Managua (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Nicaragua, who are now in Rome for their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit, have published a Pastoral Letter in August, in response to the country’s current situation and the upcomi ...
• 5 September 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Multiple initiatives throughout the country for National Immigrant Day: “We can all try to offer something of our personal talents and possessions to help in understanding this situation, accepting it, and then working to improve it.” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Throughout the entire country, the local churches are preparing for the celebration of National Immigrant Day, on September 7. The theme is “Youth and Migration.” In addition to ...
• 5 September 2008
  AMERICA/HAITI - Caritas Haiti asks for aid for the victims of the most recent tropical storms that have left behind more damage, worsening the food crisis Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Haiti is asking for humanitarian aid for victims of Tropical Storm Gustav and the Storm Hanna, which have forced nearly 4,000 people to evacuate the Caribbean nation and that ha ...
• 5 September 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Three-year preparations begin for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the image of “Nuestra Señora de la Caridad.” Special collection on September 8 will go towards hurricane victims. Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The three-year preparation time for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the image of “Nuestra Señora de la Caridad” will be officially inaugurated at the National Shrine in Cobre (se ...
• 4 September 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “On the road to peace: Life with Dignity, Development, and Freedom” is the theme for Peace Week 2008, beginning this Sunday Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, September 7 marks the beginning of Peace Week 2008. The theme of this national event is “On the road to peace: Life with Dignity, Development, and Freedom” and it is scheduled to ...
• 4 September 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Message for National Immigrant Day: “In response to this situation of unjust detentions, death, massive deportations, violations of human rights, growing poverty...remaining indifferent makes us accomplices.” Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) – “Mother earth, life for the nations” is the title of a Message written by Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini of San Marcos, President of the Pastoral Department for Migrants in the Guatemalan Bisho ...
• 3 September 2008
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops ask the new government to keep in mind the innate values of the human person, especially respect for life from conception until natural death Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – Just days before the swearing-in of President Fernando Lugo, the Bishops of Paraguay sent a message to the new government, reminding them of the non-negotiable points in political life, which ...
• 3 September 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “The family is a treasure. We have to protect it!” the Archbishop of San Jose tells the 100,000 participants in the March for the Family San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – At least 100,000 people participated in the March for the Family held on August 31, 2008 in the Archdiocese of San Jose (Costa Rica), where marchers gathered at 8:30am to begin making their w ...
• 2 September 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops’ response to the Supreme Court ruling on abortion: “This decision may declare a criminal action legal, but it will never make an intrinsically evil action morally just.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Bishops have publicly expressed their lament for the Mexican Supreme Court’s decision to approve the law that decriminalizes abortion. The Bishops affirm that “human life i ...