America

• 3 November 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - International Conference for New Communities, new impulse to Evangelisation in communion with the mission of the whole universal Church Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday 1 November there was the inauguration of the 12th International Conference of New Communities in Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo. The Conference began with a Mass pre ...
• 3 November 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - "From first evangelisation to new evangelisation" International Theology Conference 6-9 November Callao (Agenzia Fides) - "From first evangelisation to new evangelisation" is the title of an International Theology Conference 6-9 November organised by the diocese of Callao as part of celebrations to mark the 4th cen ...
• 30 October 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 1st Conference on the Evangelisation of Culture 3 to 5 November to promote presence of Catholics in public life Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) -“Civil Society and Politics are a challenge. In the history of our continent Catholics made substantial contribution to the building of institutions and conformation of the culture of the ...
• 28 October 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Solemnity of Señor de los Milagros: Bishops urge Peruvian Catholic emigrants to treasure and maintain their Catholic faith and identity Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Solemnity of Cristo Negro, El Señor de los Milagros, one the national Catholic feasts most loved by the people of Peru, the Catholic Bishops of Peru addressed a special mess ...
• 26 October 2006
  AMERICA/CANADA - Preparations continue for 49th International Eucharistic Congress in June 2008: deepening knowledge of the significance of the Eucharist for the Christian life Quebec (Agenzia Fides) - In a meeting of the Canadian Bishops’ Conference, 16-20 October in Quebec, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec spoke about preparations for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress i ...
• 25 October 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “The auspicated renewal of our parishes will come not from opportune pastoral initiatives, or elaborate programmes but from the encounter with Christ, especially in the Eucharist”: Bishop attend on-going formation meeting on parishes Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The parish, community of disciples and missionaries that our countries may have life in Christ” is the subject of a meeting of on-going formation for Bishops taking place at Santa Cruz de l ...
• 24 October 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Huancayo diocese opens modern laboratory at the service of HIV+ persons Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - The archdiocese of Huancayo in Peru has opened a modern laboratory to monitor HIV+ patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy. The laboratory, funded with the help of international organisation ...
• 23 October 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Not walls but bridges lead to solutions for the challenges of the new millennium”: a delegation of US Bishops visits Mexico border zone Mexico City (Fides Service) - A delegation of US Catholic Bishops is making a week long visit the Mexico border region 23 - 29 October to assess the situation and inspect critical points with regard to the crime of human ...
• 23 October 2006
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops say situation ever more serious, violence must be eradicated, nation wide novena of prayer for peace 13 to 21 November San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - “All together to eradicate violence” is the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of El Salvador. The document presents the human person as the centre of the activity of s ...
• 12 October 2006
  AMERICA/CUBA - World Mission Sunday in Cuba “prayer of thanksgiving for the many missionaries who have come from other countries to share the life of our Church and our country” Quemado de Guines (Agenzia Fides) - “Let us offer God a prayer of gratitude for the many priests and men and women religious who have come here from other countries with great generosity to share the life of our Church ...
• 12 October 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church in Bolivia concerned about new Education Bill : “a totalitarian vision of education the opposite to a democratic vision” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba, in a message “The Shepherd’s Voice”, expressed concern for a new Education Bill presented to Parliament (see Fides 17/7/2006; 21/7/2006). "we are c ...
• 11 October 2006
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - New articles of Health Code constitute an attack on Life: Bishops of Ecuador rally Catholics and all men and women of good will and good sense to express dissent Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Ecuador strongly criticise Congress for approving the addition of new articles to the Health Code giving government measures priority over the rights of parents to educate ...
• 11 October 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “Missionaries of Christ that all may have life in Him”: Mission Sunday 2006 to strengthen conviction that every true disciple must be missionary San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - Missionaries of Christ that all may have life in Him” is the theme chosen for Mission Sunday activity this year in Costa Rica “in keeping with the spirit which is guiding the Church in Lat ...
• 10 October 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Excited Catholics await canonisation of first bishop born on American soil Blessed Rafael Guízar Valencia: soon patron saint of Mexican Bishops’ Conference Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Mexican Bishop Rafael Guízar Valencia (1878-1938), will be canonised in Rome on Sunday 15 October by Pope Benedict XVI. He will be the first saint born on American soil. "St Rafael is a wo ...
• 10 October 2006
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Pro-life Mobilisation: against New Health Code which promotes abortion, bans objection of conscience and imposes sexual education without values and which excludes parents Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - “Azione Pro-Vida” and the network of organisations Pro-Life and Pro-Family have launched a campaign to defend life and to protest against a new Health Code which promotes abortion, the ab ...