America

• 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 ...
• 16 January 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A year of important anniversaries for the Missionaries of Guadalupe: 50th anniversary for Minor Missions Seminary, Centenary of the birth of Bishop Escalante, 50 years of mission in Japan and 25 year of mission in Angola Guadalajara (Fides Service) - With a solemn Mass on 11 January to mark the 50th anniversary of their Minor Seminary for Missions in Guadalajara, the Missionaries of Guadalupe started a year rich in important anniversari ...
• 13 January 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Laity must be more active in the Church, in civil society and in politics for the common good: Salta Diocesan Lay Congress issues guidelines Salta (Fides Service) - Guidelines for lay participation the Church, in civil society and politics were contained in conclusions issued following a Laity Congress organised by the archdiocese of Salta in Argentina 12-13 ...
• 12 January 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Casa do Moinho professional training School and Home for young girls with little economic means Rome (Fides Service) - In the town of Cotía, a few kilometres from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Casa do Moinho School trains girls with scarce economic means to work in hotels, hospitals and other institutions. The School was o ...
• 11 January 2006
  AMERICA - Agenda 2006 includes preparatory meetings in view of 5th General Conference of CELAM May 2007 Rome (Fides Service) - The department for Ecclesial Communion and Dialogue of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences CELAM has organised for 2006 a series of preparatory meetings in view of the 5th General ...
• 10 January 2006
  AMERICA/CHILE - “Here I am Lord for a holy Chile”: over two thousand students bear witness to the faith all over the country Santiago (Fides Service) - Some 2,084 students are taking part in a month long annual National Mission initiative, the third in the series. The mission lasts the whole month of January and is more intense from 2 to 12. T ...
• 9 January 2006
  AMERICA/CUBA - “Missionary Christmas” to close Missionary Year 2005: holy pictures of Infant Jesus bring tears to many an eye in Cuban families Havana (Fides Service) - “Missionary Christmas celebrated in all 11 Catholic dioceses in Cuba as a conclusion to the Missionary Year was a special blessing for many of our local families” says National Director of th ...
• 22 December 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “Priests for New Evangelisation” is the theme of the 11th Course of Ongoing Formation for Clergy to be held 16 January - 3 February 2006 in Lima Lima (Fides Service) -The 11th course of ongoing formation for clergy to be held 16 January - 3 February 2006 at Villa Marista, Santa Eulalia in Lima. The aim of course of which the theme is “Priests for New Evangeli ...
• 22 December 2005
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - “Christmas is the irruption of something "new" which we can neither buy nor manipulate nor adapt to meet our own will or whim” says President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay San José y Flores (Fides Service) - Bishop Pablo Galimberti, Bishop of San José di Maggio and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay (CEU), recently told Radio Maria Uruguay that “Christmas is th ...
• 21 December 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - To highlight the real meaning of Christmas the Church in Arequipa organises reflection on various themes, community prayers and Nativity Scenes exhibition Arequipa (Fides Service) - The Peruvian diocese of Arequipa has organised a series of cultural and religious events to help people rediscover the authentic meaning of Christmas. Hundreds of people take part in the daily ...
• 21 December 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “An anti conception and anti birth mentality deriving from a mentality of abortion has produced a plot against life which strikes at the development and growth of our young people, marriage and the family”: conclusion of Seminar on Bio-ethics Cuernavaca (Fides Service) - “At this moment the people of this Continent feel the need to hear the voices of the bishops who confirm the value and inviolability of life. If at the end of the last century the Church co ...