America

• 31 January 2006
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Catholic Bishops of Guatemala confirm commitment to proclaim with courage the Gospel of Peace and preferential option for poor and excluded people: statement after recent plenary assembly Guatemala (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Guatemala have reconfirmed their commitment to shoulder the serious responsibility given to the Church by Jesus Christ to proclaim with courage and firmness the Gospel ...
• 30 January 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 1st meeting for Church Movements and New Communities in Latin America in preparation for 5th CELAM Conference in May 2007 Bogota (Fides Service) - ‘Disciples and Missionaries Today’ is the theme of the 1st meeting for Church Movements and New Communities in Latin America to be held from 9 to 12 March in Bogota (Colombia) in preparation ...
• 28 January 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The local Church is committed to finding new ways of assisting emigrants with responses of charity and evangelisation: 3rd national congress on “Migration, Multicultural societies and Pastoral of Culture, Conclusions Mexico City (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Mexico have stressed the need to create more awareness among political, social and church workers in view of a better and fairer response to the phenomenon of migrati ...
• 28 January 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Towards the 50th anniversary of the Fidei Donum Encyclical: 30 January to 3 February meeting for Italian Fidei Donum priests in Latin America Salvador de Bahia (Fides Service) - As part of initiatives to mark the 50th anniversary of the Encylical Fidei Donum published by Pope Pius XII, (21 April 1957), in which the Pope urged Bishops of older dioceses to send ...
• 27 January 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Towards integral humanism of solidarity”: 6th National Laity Congress aims to help lay Catholics assume Christian attitudes and propose Christian solutions Caracas (Fides Service) - “Towards integral humanism of solidarity” is the title of the 6th National Laity Congress to be held 9 to 12 February at the UTAL building in S. Antonio de Los Altos. The aim of the congre ...
• 26 January 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - First annual assembly of PMS Youth delegates will identify basic lines for Missionary Youth Pastoral Lima (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies PMS in Peru have announced that the first annual assembly of PMS Youth Delegates organised in collaboration with the National Missionary Youth office SENAJUMI wil ...
• 25 January 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “The Church sees public office as a great opportunity for disinterested service of others and to work to solve society’s problems”: reflections by Cardinal Cipriani Archbishop of Lima in view of general elections Lima (Fides Service) - In view of general elections on 9 April in Peru, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop Lima and Primate in Peru, issued a statement “reflections on the electoral process in the light of ...
• 24 January 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “May the Congress foster a better understanding of the Council’s message and produce abundant fruits for renewal and holiness in the Church”: conclusion of Lima International Congress on Vatican II and future prospects Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Some 800 people attended a two day International Congress on Vatican II and future prospects in Lima 21 and 22 January at the Centre for Catholic Studies-Peru organised by the Life and Spirituality ...
• 23 January 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Promote inculturation of the Gospel in multicultural societies: goal of 3rd national congress on “Migration, multi-culturality and pastoral of culture" Mexico City (Fides Service) - The Mexican Bishops’ Commission for Culture has organised the 3rd National Culture Congress on the theme “Migration, multi-culturality and pastoral of culture” 24 to 26 January at the ...
• 23 January 2006
  AMERICA/CANADA - First preparations for 49th International Eucharistic Congress July 2008 in Quebec coinciding with city’s 400th anniversary Quebec (Fides Service) - Preparations have started for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress which will take place in Quebec (Canada) in two year’s time, 15 - 22 June 2008. The archdiocese of Quebec is opening an ...
• 20 January 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Official celebrations for 4th centenary of the death of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Patron of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Peru will open celebrations for the 4th centenary of the death of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Patron of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences on Sunday 22 January with a solemn Mass ...
• 20 January 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - First Japanese immigrants arrived in Peru 100 years ago, Japanese Cardinal Fumio Hamao, President of Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, presides Centenary Celebrations in Lima Lima (Fides Service) - The first Japanese immigrants landed in Peru a hundred years ago on 21 November 1906. A group of 774 farm workers arrived with a contract to work at the Hacienda Santa Clara, 36 of them had left th ...
• 18 January 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Vatican II: prospects for 3rd Millennium, International Congress on ecclesial event celebrated 40 years ago Lima (Fides Service) - Vatican II: prospects for 3rd Millennium is the title of an International Congress to be held 21 and 22 January at the Antonio Raimondi Auditorium in Lima, Peru. The Congress organised by the VE M ...
• 17 January 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Catholic Bishops appeal to citizens for the good of the nation: It is not enough to complain and criticise ... the only authentic dialogue is that based on truth, humility and respect for others Caracas (Fides Service) - In a statement addressed to the nation, dated 11 January, and issued at the end of their 80th Plenary Assembly the Catholic Bishops of Venezuela affirm “We will continue to accompany our count ...
• 17 January 2006
  AMERICA/CHILE - Church commitment to assist children and adolescents: 3rd National Days for Social Pastoral care of Children and Adolescents violated in their Rights Valparaíso (Fides Service) - The third edition of National Days for Social Pastoral care of Children and Adolescents violated in their Rights, organised by the Chilean Bishops commission for Social Pastoral is being hel ...