America

• 20 October 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - In the wake of CAM 2 the 1st Mission Congress for Amazonia and Roraima opens tomorrow in Manaus with the slogan “Church in the Amazon, our life is mission” Manaus (Fides Service) - Brazil’s 1st North Regional Mission Congress (for the states of Amazonia and Roraima,) opens tomorrow 21 October in Manaus, Amazionia State in the far north of Brazil. The aim of the congress i ...
• 20 October 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “The main concern now is reconstruction because so many people have lost their homes and the fields which provide their livelihood” says Archbishop Víctor Hugo Martines Quetzaltenango (Fides Service) - Over two weeks have past since the fury of Hurricane Stan swept Guatemala leaving destruction and death in its wake. According to the local press and national Red Cross organisation many ...
• 19 October 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Eucharist, Bread of salvation and love” theme of 10th Regional Holy Childhood Meeting with 650 participants Jussara (Fides Service) - “Eucharist, Bread of salvation and love” was the theme of 10th Regional Holy Childhood Meeting held 7 to 9 October in Jussara, Goiàs state, Brazil, the theme was chosen in keeping with th ...
• 18 October 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Marian capital of Brazil, Aparecida (São Paolo), will host 5th General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences in May 2007 Rome (Fides Service) - On the way towards the 5th General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences, CELAM on October 14 Pope Benedict XVI received in audience Cardinal Francisco Javier Erraz ...
• 18 October 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Forty years after Vatican II: context, institutions and challenges for the Church in Brazil today. Seminar in February 2006 to re-visit and implement that exceptional ecumenical event Brasilia (Fides Service) - Vatican II: context, institutions and challenges for the Church in Brazil today is the theme of a Seminar organised by the Catholic Bishops of Brazil through the National Pastoral Institute. Th ...
• 17 October 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - After the Year of the Eucharist the Church in Brazil prepares for 15th National Eucharistic Congress in May 2006 with the theme “He is with us” Florianópolis (Fides Service) - After the special Year of the Eucharist the Church in Brazil is preparing for the 15th national Eucharistic Congress 18-21 May 2006 in Florianópolis with the theme “He is with us” an ...
• 15 October 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Hurricane Stan left destruction and death and revealed the failings of our selfish economic and social policies. What importance have we given to meeting the urgent needs of the poor?” Statement by Catholic Bishops Guatemala City (Fides Service) - “Guatemala lives in grief and suffering, thousands of ordinary men, women and children have been affected by Hurricane Stan and damage to the country’s production system makes the sit ...
• 15 October 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Adoration Groups: 6 million members all over the world “their spirit of adoration is leaven which transforms communities” Mexico (Fides Service) - Founded 150 years ago the Association of Adoration Groups today has 6 million members all over the world who regularly devote some hours of the night to adoration of Jesus Christ present in the ...
• 14 October 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Project to revive missionary spirit in the archdiocese of Philadelphia: Year 2005 dedicated to Africa Philadelphia (Fides Service) - A project to revive missionary spirit in the archdiocese of Philadelphia has been launched by the city’s Catholic archbishop Cardinal Justin Rigali. The idea is to promote mission awarene ...
• 14 October 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - As the Year of the Eucharist draws to a close, Lima hosts a meeting “We have come to adore Him” to reflect on the importance of the Eucharist in the life of every Christian Lima (Fides Service) - A Eucharistic Meeting “We have come to adore Him” organised by the 4th department of the archdiocese of Lima opens today 14 October at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Balconcillo, La Victoria. ...
• 14 October 2005
  AMERICA/CHILE - “We believers and all men and women of goodwill face an enormous challenge: to propose values of hope to our world, young people in particular”: appeal from Standing Committee of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) - Public institutions have the duty “to guarantee the people a healthy and dignified life. It is necessary to appreciate the beauty of mature and faithful sexuality, aware of its capac ...
• 13 October 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US Pontifical Mission Societies Solidarity Fund to help Church Pakistan with long term projects “looking to the future” New York (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the United States have opened their Solidarity Fund for the Church in Southeast Asia to include help for long-term rebuilding of the infrastructure of ...
• 13 October 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Children must be a priority in care for hurricane victims”. In many centres medical supplies are dwindling; out of reach for humanitarian workers Chichoy villagers have run out of food Guatemala City (Fides Service) - In the latest report on the situation after hurricane Stan Caritas Guatemala said many of the victims were children: “Stan left in its wake grief, death and destruction. Hundreds died, ...
• 13 October 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - March to commemorate Quiché missionary martyrs: one of many PMS activities for Mission Sunday which finds the country struggling with devastation left by hurricane Stan. Church workers operate in all affected areas Guatemala City (Fides) - For Mission Sunday in this Year of the Eucharist, Guatemala has chosen the same theme that Pope John Paul II chose for his message “Mission: Bread broken for the life of the world”. “This a ...
• 12 October 2005
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “March for Mission” 16 October in Caracas one of many PMS initiatives for the missionary month of October and World Mission Sunday 2005 on the theme “The Missionary, bread for the life of the world” Caracas (Fides Service) - A “March for Mission” will take place on 16 October in Caracas organised by the diocese to recall the long distances travelled by missionaries who brought the Gospel to Venezuela. The march ...