America

• 28 July 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - 5th Youth Pastoral Ministry Assembly on August 4-8 will examine the new National Plan for Youth Pastoral Ministry, destined to be a guide for the Church’s work with the youth in Cuba Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The National Youth Pastoral Ministry Committee has organized the 5th Youth Pastoral Ministry Assembly to take place August 4-8, 2008, at the Cobre Retreat House, near the National Shrine of the ...
• 28 July 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - International Conference on HIV and AIDS: “the Catholic Church’s position in support of abstinence and fidelity is a very valuable contribution in defending life and health” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Through its Social Pastoral Ministry Committee (CEPS), the Mexican Bishops’ Commission (CEM) has supported the participation of the Catholic Church in the 17th International Conference ...
• 25 July 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops offer some moral guidelines to shed light on the national debate over oil reform Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – “Oil, for Mexico’s livelihood,” is the title of a Message published yesterday, July 24, by the Bishops’ Committee for Social Pastoral Care in Mexico, on the reform of the oil indus ...
• 25 July 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Annual Meeting for the CELAM Coordination Committee in preparation for launching the Continental Mission. Celebrations commence for the 40th anniversary of the Medellin Conference Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – After two days of intense workshops, the Annual Meeting for the CELAM Coordination Committee ended on July 23. The event brought together members of the leadership council and Bishops heading u ...
• 25 July 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Church in Havana prepares for the fourth centennial celebration of the discovery of the image of “La Virgen de la Caridad,” Patroness of Cuba Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Havana has begun preparations for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the image of “La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre” (The Virgin of Charity of ...
• 25 July 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Watch out, here comes the electronic safety bracelet and all travelers will be considered a potential enemy. The post-September 11th fear mechanisms at work. New York (Agenzia Fides) – The fear of more terrorist attacks keeps the security services in the United States in a state of continuous alert and is a source of inspiration for new solutions, many times based on state- ...
• 24 July 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - “Let’s stop the violence and respect life” is the motto of the Church’s Campaign to stop violence in the country with the highest homicide rate in the world Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – There are many incidents of violence in Honduras that show a general lack of respect for life and human dignity. With that in mind, the Catholic Church in the country is working through th ...
• 24 July 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - First National Day for Health Pastoral Care for coordinating diocesan initiatives from the new 2008-2012 Pastoral Guidelines of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference. Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The First National Day for Health Pastoral Care will be held in La Florida (Chile) on August 6-8. The general purpose of the encounter is “to present the diocesan experiences of ...
• 23 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - On the way to CAM 3: “The Congress will give renewed strength to the evangelization effort, help us make deep reflections, and re-launch our mission as a Church with fidelity and audacity.” Quito (Agenzia Fides) – After a long and intense preparation, the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3) is steadily approaching. The event will take place in Quito (Ecuador) August 12-17. At the end of the Congres ...
• 22 July 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - International Congress for the 40th anniversary of the II General Conference at Medellin: a historical and pastoral reflection on the new means of evangelization needed in the modern world Medellin (Agenzia Fides) – This coming August 3-5, an International Congress will be held in honor of the 40th anniversary of the II General Conference of Latin American Bishops, which took place in the Colombian city ...
• 22 July 2008
  AMERICA - Caritas of Latin America and the Caribbean make an appeal to the European Parliament, asking that they cease criminalization of immigrants Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “We, the representatives of the Caritas Network in Latin America and the Caribbean unite in making an appeal to the European Parliament and to our representatives in the European Union governin ...
• 21 July 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The “National Catechetical Center” opens its doors, to coordinate an evangelization effort in all the dioceses and promote catechetical training and textbooks San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference has noted the importance of making catechesis a priority in Diocesan Pastoral Ministry and thus, in July 2008 it has opened the National Catechetical Cen ...
• 21 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - 4th All-American Youth Missionary Encounter, to reflect on the Aparecida Document and the CAM 3 conclusions, establish an All-American Proposal Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Quito (Ecuador) will host the 4th All-American Youth Missionary Encounter (IV Enajomis) August 18-22, immediately following the celebration of the 3rd American Missionary Congress (C ...
• 21 July 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Catholic schools ask the Head of the Education Department to respect the agreement established in the “Marco” Law in planning and directing educational works La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – Last July 13, the Head of the Education Department held a meeting for the institutionalization of directors’ positions in the public and private schools. This event has caught the attention o ...
• 18 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops launch their “Pastoral Plan for a United Church”: “an authentic Catholic community should partake in the joys, sufferings, and needs of other Christian communities...” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Venezuela published several documents at the close of their Plenary Assembly, which was held July 7-12: a Pastoral Exhortation entitled, “United in Justice and Righteousness� ...