America

• 6 March 2006
  AMERICA/CUBA - Blessed image of Child Jesus travels from home to home and a ceramic of Our Lady of Charity signals next home to host Sunday Mass in a small village which has no church Santa Clara (Fides Service) - “Sunday 26 February was a morning for blessing for Santa Clara diocese ” says Rev. Raul Rodríguez National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Cuba. Some communities in the ...
• 6 March 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - International Women’s Day: number of unemployed women in Latin America continues to grow, 6.5 million women in cities without jobs, those who do work are only temporarily employed and receive scarce social benefits Bogota (Fides Service) - Every year in view of international Women’s Day on 8 March the commission for social pastoral of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference organises a campaign to increase awareness of the conditions ...
• 3 March 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Saint Pio da Pietrelcina missionary in the world: in the Amazon forest new complex with church, school and medical centre opens tomorrow 4 March Borba (Fides Service) - Tomorrow in the village of Autazes in the heart of the Amazon forest region of Brazil a new centre named after St. Padre Pio consisting of a church, a school and a medical centre will be officiall ...
• 3 March 2006
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Catholic Bishops issue joint pastoral letter on the country’s social situation: “Walking the Path of Hope” Tegucigalpa (Fides Service) - “Walking the Path of Hope” is the title of a joint Pastoral Letter issued by the Catholic Bishops of Honduras on 1 March. The letter treats the social situation of the country and is add ...
• 3 March 2006
  AMERICA - Once again this year Vaccination Week in 39 countries in the American hemisphere, a Pan-American Health Organisation success Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to efforts of the Pan-American Health Organisation and a collective effort on the part of member countries in America vaccination campaigns are now a regular, growing initiative: in 2003 cam ...
• 2 March 2006
  AMERICA - President of CELAM appeals to enclosed contemplative men and women religious: "Help us with the power of your prayer to prepare for the 5th CELAM Conference... so we may be faithful to our vocation as disciples and missionaries so in Him our countries may have life Bogota (Fides Service) - Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Archbishop of Santiago and President of CELAM the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences and CELAM general secretary Bishop Andres Stanovnik of ...
• 1 March 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Lenten Message from the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference: The programme of every Christian must be a “heart which ‘sees’ where love is needed and acts accordingly”. Cartago (Fides Service) - The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Costa Rica, Bishop José Francisco Ulloa Rojas of Cartago addressed a Lenten message to Catholics with the title “Lent, a season for enc ...
• 28 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - The Pope appoints Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez archbishop of Santo Domingo his Special Envoy to Celebrations for 4th Centenary of the death of Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo Lima (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has appointed the Archbishop of Santo Domingo Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez his Special Envoy to celebrations for the 4th centenary of the death of ...
• 28 February 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Sharing with joy” Lenten charity campaign in aid of thousands of homeless Colombians victims of natural disasters or manmade violence Bogota (Fides Service) - Colombians forced out of their homes by natural disasters or man made violence will be the first to benefit from a the funds raised by the annual Lenten charity campaign organised by the Colombia ...
• 27 February 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Fraternity and people with a disability”: March 1 launching of 2006 Campaign organised by the Catholic Bishops of Brazil and the Office for the annual Lenten Fraternity Campaign Belo Horizonte (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Brazil and the Office for the annual Lenten Fraternity Campaign have organised the 2006 campaign on the theme Fraternity and people with a disability with the mott ...
• 27 February 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “We call on the people to have hope and to work to the best of their ability to build a better homeland rich in peace, harmony and solidarity” say Catholic Bishops in plenary assembly San Jose (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Costa Rica have urged the people to help build a better country every effort. In a statement issued at the end of the 91st plenary assembly held 20 - 23 February in San ...
• 24 February 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Evangelisation on line in Brazil: starting March 1st new Catholic portal will offer ethic and Christian viewpoint of national and world events Brasilia (Fides Service) - On March 1 there will be the official launching of a new Catholic portal www.portalcatolico.org.br for evangelisation on line in Brazil. Directed by Rev. Oswaldo Gerolin Filho the new portal ...
• 24 February 2006
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - National directors of Pontifical Mission Societies in Central America countries: presentation of project for Central American ad gentes Mission Centre and call for every country to have its own National Mission Council San Salvador (Fides Service) - From 13 to 16 February national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies and pastoral delegates from six central American countries Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador ...
• 23 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - 2nd national meeting for lay missionaries: strengthen lay missionary network , launch global formative process, prepare 1st meeting forlay missionaries ad gentes Lima (Fides Service) - Peru’s National Mission Centre CENAMIS has called a 2nd national meeting for lay missionaries. The meeting in Lima 27-28 February at the head offices of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference will g ...
• 23 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “Young people! arise, listen, nourished with the Eucharist set out to walk with Jesus”: 4,000 young people attend 1st Congress for family catechesis animators Lima (Fides Service) - Some 4,000 young people from all over Peru are attending the 1st Congress for family catechesis animators 23 to 26 February at the Salesian School in Brena, Lima capital of Peru. The slogan of the ...