America

• 27 February 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Caritas of Bolivia implements a two-phase emergency aid plan for flood victims La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The emergency situation continues in various parts of Bolivia, due to the severe flooding that has afflicted the country in recent weeks. Caritas of Bolivia is currently carrying out an emergency ...
• 27 February 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops of the Peruvian rainforest are worried about the marginalizing and poverty of the indigenous people Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Ecclesial Jurisdictions of the Peruvian rainforest (San Ramón, Pucallpa, Puerto Maldonado, San José del Amazonas y Jaén) have issued a statement at the close of their Encount ...
• 26 February 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops’ Conference examines the situation and takes action in helping flood victims Quito (Agenzia Fides) - “All of us Ecuadorians realize the support of the Catholic Church, not only in the national level, but on a universal level, just as His Holiness Benedict XVI has shown, with his appeal for inte ...
• 26 February 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Bishops ask the new National Assembly of the Popular Power to safeguard the common good of the country and the peace Havana (Agenzia Fides) - In their Ordinary Assembly, “at the close of which we received Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone SDB, Secretary of State of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, sent to our country by the Holy Father to pre ...
• 26 February 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Second Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities to reflect on the Continental Mission, in the spirit of Aparecida Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On February 28 - March 2, in Bogota (Colombia), the Second Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities will be held. The event will be organized by the Department of Ecclesial Communion a ...
• 25 February 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Half the country under a declared state of emergency due to extreme floods. Holy Father makes appeal to “fraternal solidarity” Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in Ecuador is worsening every day, due to the extreme flooding that the country has been experiencing in the past few days. The population is witnessing record precipitation levels, ...
• 25 February 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - John Paul II monument inaugurated in the same place where he celebrated his first mass in the country 10 years ago with the missionary sending of a group of children of Missionary Childhood Santa Clara (Agenzia Fides) - “Santa Clara, the city that on January 22, 1998, witnessed the celebration of John Paul II’s first Mass in Cuba, dedicated to the family, where the Messenger of Truth and Hope invited th ...
• 22 February 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Rebuilding churches, opening missionary and community centers, increase in vocations, progress of Caritas work: some of the fruits following John Paul II’s visit Havana (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Archbishop of Havana (Cuba), stated in an interview with the magazine “Encuentro Digital,” that John Paul II’s visit to Cuba became “a fresh starting point on the p ...
• 22 February 2008
  AMERICA/REPUBLICA DOMINICANA - Bishops call for a political commitment in conformation with unchanging ethical and moral principals, always with the common good in mind and averting the danger of corruption Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - As they have often done in the past, the Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic has published a Message for all their faithful, in commemoration of the National Independence Day, o ...
• 21 February 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Seventh International Congress for “Life and Family,” for promoting the culture of life Mexicali (Agenzia Fides) - With the goal of promoting the culture of life, the 7th International Congress will be held in Mexicali, Baja California, on February 23-24. Some of the themes for discussion are: abortion, the ...
• 21 February 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops criticise immigration law that “perpetuates an underclass of workers without full rights” Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop John Wester of Salt Lake City, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, and Bishop Jaime Soto, coadjutor bishop of Sacramento and Chairman o ...
• 20 February 2008
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “The Church in Brazil: Listen, Follow, Preach”: Second Missionary Congress from the perspective of Aparecida, in preparation of the Third Missionary Congress CAM 3 Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - From May 1-4, the Second Missionary Congress will be held in Aparecida (Brazil), according to a statement made to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Daniel Lagni, National Director of the Pontifical Mission ...
• 20 February 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Church in Cuba enthusiastically prepares to receive the Secretary of State on the 10th anniversary of John Paul II’s visit to the country Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Cuba is enthusiastically preparing for the visit from the Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, in honour of the 10th anniversary of the Holy Father John Paul II’s visit ...
• 19 February 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Thousands of Mexicans attend the National Day for Life and the Family. 100, 000 signatures in support of Human Rights for the Unborn Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - This past Sunday, February 17, a gathering and parade was held for the first Festival for Life within the National Day for Life and the Family in Mexico, organised by the civil organisation ...
• 19 February 2008
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 20th Week for Theological-Pastoral Reflection on the themes from the Aparecida Conference. Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - From February 18-21, the 20th Week for Theological-Pastoral Reflection of 2008 is being organised by the Pontifical Seminary of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the National Institute for Pastoral ...