America

• 31 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida - Message to the Peoples of Latin America and Mass of thanksgiving bring to conclusion 20 intense days of reflection Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - On May 31st the reading of a Message to the Peoples of Latin America and a solemn Mass of thanksgiving marked the conclusion of the 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conference ...
• 29 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida - Final week, 31 May official Message. International Eucharistic Congress next year wonderful impulse for Great Continental Mission Aparecida (Fides Service) - The 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean inaugurated by Pope Benedict XVI in Aparecida, Brazil on 13 May is in its last stages this week: the f ...
• 29 May 2007
  AMERICA - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida - The most important thing is for Aparecida to be an evangelising event to give new impulse to evangelisation…to make the light of the Gospel penetrate the hearts, structures and lives of Latin Americans”: interview with Bishop Cipriano Calderón Polo, emeritus vice president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Since he was young priest Bishop Cipriano Calderón Polo has always been fascinated by the Catholic vitality and pastoral potential of the Churches in Latin America. Through the years he ha ...
• 28 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida - “We face the great challenge to rediscover marriage as a vocation of love and the sacrament of matrimony as the summit which elevates this calling of a man and a women ”: interview with the only married couple at the Conference Aparecida (Fides Service) - Dr Luis Jensen and his wife Pilar Escudero de Jensen, are representing married couples at 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida. Th ...
• 26 May 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - 27 May: Holy Childhood Day in Peru on the theme “Lord, we are your little disciples, make us your little missionaries!” Lima (Fides Service) - For the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru Sunday 27 May is the annual nation Holy Childhood Day. This year the slogan is “Lord, we are your little disciples, make us your little missionaries!� ...
• 26 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean seen by the media Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - "Your difficult task as communicators is show the world the faces, situations and achievements of the local Churches You will let people at home know what is going on here at Aparecida". This ...
• 25 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida: “In missionary work the most important thing is to touch peoples hearts, awaken their humanity and ability to think about the transcendent meaning of life ” interview with Bishop Santoro of Petrópolis Aparecida (Fides Service) - The principal traits of the Church's mission and the theme of 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean on discipleship and Mission, were illustrate ...
• 25 May 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Solidarity Campaign 'Sharing 2007' to increase awareness of family violence and promote initiatives to build unity and peace in families Lima (Fides Service) - "United Family Path to Peace" is the theme of the 18th national solidarity campaign 'Sharing 2007' to be launched on Saturday 26 May in Lima. The aim of the campaign promoted by the Catholic Bishop ...
• 24 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean: “Mission must be the ordinary life of a diocese not an isolated event…the local Church, as such, must be missionary ” Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - Some of the bishops attending the Aparecida conference presented reflections on certain questions discussed in the first part of 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin Am ...
• 24 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean “The Saints are precious fruits of the evangelisation of our Latin American continent” Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Horacio Valenzuela of Talca, Chile, spoke about the importance of the witness of the saints for the Church and especially for the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Bishops ...
• 24 May 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Family Week “The Family: first school of discipleship and mission ” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Family: first school of discipleship and mission is the theme of the National Family Week 2007 which the Church in Colombia will hold from 8 May to 3 June. The theme is in keeping with that o ...
• 23 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida - “The Conference will help re-launch the Church's mission to evangelise. This s second evangelisation 500 years after the first must be a new springtime for the Church ”: interview with Archbishop Roberto Octavio of San Juan Aparecida (Fides Service) - Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, tells Fides about the importance of 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean ...
• 23 May 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Building the dignity of all men and women ”: inspired by the Gospel and the Church's Social Doctrine Social Week seeks solutions to country's principal problems Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Building the dignity of all men and women is the theme of Social Week being held from 21 to 24 May at the Catholic University of Ecuador. The event, organised by the Bishops' Social Pastoral Commi ...
• 22 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida - Second week focus: Formation of Disciples: a major challenge updating ecclesial structures starting with parishes Aparecida (Fides Service) - In this second week of the 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean being held in Aparecida in keeping with the overall theme of CELAM 5 "Being Dis ...
• 22 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean. First indications with regard to final document on three principal themes: disciples, missionaries and life Aparecida (Fides Service) - During a report on the activity of 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean on Monday 21 May the bishops presented ideas for the final document. Pr ...