America

• 26 September 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Local Church calls on government to eliminate poverty and tackle worst ever humanitarian crisis Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in Colombia has urged the government to give serious attention to the problem of widespread poverty and to tackle the worst humanitarian crisis the country has ever known. ...
• 23 September 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Charity source of Mission”: 2nd National Missionary Meeting for men and women religious Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Serving the Gospel can never be considered a solitary undertaking but rather a commitment for the entire community" Bishop Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo of the apostolic Vicariate of Tierradentro p ...
• 22 September 2006
  AMERICA - “This Seminar has been an experience of the catholicity and universality of the Church, an experience of communion around the Eucharist the centre of our meeting”: impressions Latin American bishops in Rome for CEP Study-Seminar Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “I believe this Seminar has been a wonderful opportunity for all concerned” Fides was told by Bishop José di Jesús Quintero Díaz, Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia, one of 98 bishops in R ...
• 22 September 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Pro-Family Pro-Life Parade in Mexico City will close annual Pro-Life campaign aimed at strengthening the family and addressing the tragedy of child suicide Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - A Pro-family and Pro-life Parade through the streets of Mexico City on Sunday 24 September will mark the closing of the country’s annual two week Pro Life Campaign promoted by the Pro-Life ...
• 20 September 2006
  AMERICA - Faith formation for the laity, more priests, problem of religious sects: voices of new American Bishops in Rome for Study Seminar organised by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “I am finding this experience most enriching, an opportunity to share views and ideas with almost a hundred bishops for all over the world” Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, appointed a year ago ...
• 20 September 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Italian Comboni Missionary Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti dies in road accident Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Comboni General House has announced the death of Italian missionary Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti, Bishop of Balsas in Brazil, killed in Brazil in a road accident 12 km from the town of Balasa ...
• 19 September 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - First National Meeting for Youth Movements to consolidate ecclesial unity in diversity of charisma Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The commission for youth pastoral of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Colombia has organised the First National Meeting for Youth Movements for members of movements of a pastoral character a ...
• 16 September 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Youth Pilgrimage to Basilica Nostra Senora of Itatí: “May Mary teach us to be disciples of Jesus that all young people may have life in Him" Corrientes (Agenzia Fides) - Young people are preparing to take part in the 27th north-east Argentina Youth Pilgrimage to the Basilica di Nostra Senora of Itatí, at Corrientes, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September with t ...
• 16 September 2006
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “For the Church there must be no walls and frontiers for migrants, only bridges to unite peoples”: Catholic Bishops condemn xenophobia and discrimination Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) - “A major pastoral concern today is the increase in human mobility due to social-economic and political situations and great injustices in countries where migratory waves start”. This is pa ...
• 15 September 2006
  AMERICA - Promoting evangelisation and vocations, fighting poverty and corruption: priorities for Bishops from Latin America taking part in Study-Seminar for Bishops in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops from Latin America are very grateful for the opportunity to take part in the special Study Seminar for newly appointed Bishops organised in Rome by the Congregation for the Evangelisation o ...
• 14 September 2006
  AMERICA - “Month of the Bible ” in Latin America helps Catholics become more familiar with the Word of God in order to be true witnesses to Christ for the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In many countries in Latin America the month of September is dedicated to the Bible to help Catholics become more familiar with the Word of God and so more authentic witnesses to Christ. Peru is ...
• 13 September 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The great challenge for Catholics in Latin America is witness of life, that is unity of faith and life": Second Congress on the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “Imagine a Continent for all: Christian justice, solidarity and witness to meet social difficulties in Latin American and the Caribbean" is the motto of the Second Congress on the Social D ...
• 13 September 2006
  AMERICA/CHILE - “We feel the moral imperative which cannot be renounced to raise our voices to affirm the dignity of life ": Catholic Bishops’ statement on new National Norms on Birth Control. Friday 15 Catholic Youth pro-life March Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - " We feel the moral imperative which cannot be renounced to raise our voices to affirm the dignity of life" the Catholic Bishops of Chile say in a statement titled “Where is Chile go ...
• 12 September 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Disciples and friends of Jesus, making new friends for Him”: fruits of Missionary Youth month of August all over the country Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The month of August for the Pontifical Mission Societies in Argentina is the “Month of missionary childhood and adolescence IAM”. Sunday 27 August was celebrated as IAM National Missio ...
• 12 September 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “The Church proclaims the primacy and inviolability of human life … no one is master of his life or that of others”: Bishops' statement against capital punishment Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The growing tendency in the world to abolish the death penalty is in keeping with the dignity of the human person and therefore with God’s plan for humanity and society the Bishops of Peru said i ...