America

• 9 September 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Promote, strengthen and evangelise the family: 11th National Congress on Family Pastoral Care on the theme “Family source of life and builder of peace” São Paulo (Fides Service) - “Family source of life and builder of peace” is the theme of the 11th National Congress in Family Pastoral Care to be held 9 - 11 September in São Paulo at Santa Terezinha Salesian Educ ...
• 8 September 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Promote and support reflection on the family the “domestic church”: objective of Diocesan Family Week 18 to 23 September in Callao Callao (Fides Service) - “To promote and support reflection on the family as a “domestic church’ and consolidate family pastoral care in the local Church is the goal of a Diocesan Family Week 18 23 September organi ...
• 7 September 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Second Mission Ecuador 2005: the missionary’s day Loja (Fides Service) - In general, apart for some variations due to situations in different mission posts, the day of young university student missionaries taking part in Second Mission Ecuador 2005 will be marked by com ...
• 7 September 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “The encounter with Peter strengthens bonds of communion between our local Churches and the Church of Rome” says Archbishop of Durango on ad limina visit. Pastoral priorities include catechesis and parishes Rome (Fides Service) - “The encounter with Peter, today in the person of Benedict XVI strengthens the bonds of communion between our local Churches and the Church of Rome and with the Holy Father” said Archbishop Hé ...
• 7 September 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Students and teachers from universities in Mexico, Chile, Peru, Spain, the United States and 7 Ecuadorian Universities will take part in Second Mission Ecuador 2005 starting 9 September Loja (Fides Service) - “With the grace of Mary we will live a new Ecuador” is the slogan of 2nd Ecuador Mission 2005 which, starting 9 September, will reach people in 65 localities, in 22 provinces, particularly rura ...
• 6 September 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Salesians in America and Italy help hurrican victims: reparing schools priority New Orleans (Fides Service) - From the stricken city of New Orleans local Salesians involved with numerous other organisations in rescue work, aid and rebuilding, called on their counterparts in Italy for help. VIS Volun ...
• 6 September 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Brazilian Bishops denounce culture of corruption which uses nation’s structures of power for its own benefit substituting power schemes for the debate of ideas Brasilia (Fides Service) - On the occasion of a national holiday September 7 the Catholic Bishops of Brazil issued a statement expressing concern for widespread suffering caused by serious on-going corruption at all leve ...
• 5 September 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Towards the 3rd American Mission Congress CAM 3 scheduled for August 2008 in Quito: web page offers information on preparation and celebration Quito (Fides Service) - In view of the Third American Mission Congress CAM 3 to be held in Quito, Ecuador, 11-16 August 2008, the CAM 3 Central Preparatory Commitee has opened a web site which will be updated regularly. ...
• 5 September 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “To help the entire continent of America adopt a state of mission at the service of new evangelisation and mission ad gentes”: objectives and themes of 3rd American Mission Congress CAM 3 Quito (Fides Service) - In keeping with the 5th General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences which will have the theme “Disciples and Missionaries of Jesus Christ that our peoples may have ...
• 5 September 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “We are receiving many prayers and offerings for the hurricane victims. Catholics and members of other confessions are responding with great generosity” says Mgr Kozar national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies New York (Fides Service) - “We are deeply grateful for the many prayers assured and offerings sent to our offices and other Church offices all over the country” Mgr John E. Kozar national director of the Pontifical M ...
• 5 September 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “Marriage source of life, foundation of the family”: slogan for Pro Life Day and National Family Week opened yesterday Lima (Fides Service) - In the face of the many difficulties and dangers encountered by families today which threaten their stability and their nature, aware that it is not easy for married couples to escape negative infl ...
• 2 September 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Catholic Church mobilises to provide food, facilities, medical services for Gulf Coast people displaced by huricane Katrina Rome (Fides Service) - Following the devastating Hurricane Katrina Catholic Church facilities throughout the United States, and especially in Louisiana, Mississippi and East Texas, are responding to emergency and long-te ...
• 2 September 2005
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - First Latin American University Parliament closes today: 200 students from 29 different colleges spend three days reflecting on 10 major challenges for Latin America Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - The first Latin American University Parliament organised 31 August - 2 September in Buenos Aires by the Catholic University of Argentina UCA as part of its ‘Programme to evangelise cultur ...
• 1 September 2005
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - More than 2,000 children and adolescents gathered in San José for 19th National Meeting of missionary Childhood and Adolescence San José (Fides Service) - “Missionary children and adolescents, heralds of Jesus in the Eucharist” was the slogan of the 19th National Meeting of Missionary Childhood and Adolescence held recently in San Josè, Co ...
• 1 September 2005
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - With the slogan “Bread of Life to Share” about 5,000 young people will attend Uruguay’s 27th National Youth Day Sunday 4 September Melo (Fides Service) - Organised by the Bishops’ Commission for Youth Pastoral, Uruguay’s 27th National Youth Day will be held on Sunday 4 September in the diocese of Melo. Some 5,000 young people from dioceses all o ...