America

• 1 September 2005
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - 3rd National Missionary Youth Congress: “Go out to the whole world to preach the Gospel” putting Jesus’ command into practice today Caguas (Fides Service) - About 2,000 young people will be meeting from 1-4 September in Caguas (Puerto Rico) to celebrate the 3rd national Missionary Youth Congress. Previous congresses were held in Ponce in August 1998 ...
• 30 August 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Every vocation is for mission, at the service of the human person, the poor and the excluded in particular”: objectives of 2nd National Vocations Congress in Brazil Indaiatuba (Fides Service) - “Church, people of God at the service of life” is the slogan of the 2nd National Vocations Congress in Brazil to be held 2 to 6 September in Itaici, Indaiatuba, São Paulo, on the theme � ...
• 30 August 2005
  AMERICA/CUBA - “May every child be an apostle for other children”: 370 children take part in 2nd National Holy Childhood Congress in Cuba Camagüey (Fides Service) - About 370 children and adolescents gathered with 50 animators all members of the Pontifical Holy Childhood Society for Cuba’s 2nd National Holy Childhood Congress held at La Merced diocesan ...
• 29 August 2005
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church’s mission and the centrality of the Eucharist in the present situation in Bolivia: theme of 1st Bolivian Missiology Symposium in Cochabamba Cochabamba (Fides Service) - “Eucharist, Mission and present Bolivian Situation was the theme of the 1st Bolivian Missiology Symposium held in Cochabamba from 18 to 21 August at Maryknoll Mission Centre in Cochabamba. ...
• 29 July 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Reach out to the Afro reality present in Colombia to understand and appreaciate it in view of planning specific pastoral care: 1st Meeting for Bishops and Afro-Colombians Bogota (Fides Service) - “The Bishops of the Commission for Mission Pastoral of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference at their last meeting in February this year underscored the importance to provide the country’s nume ...
• 29 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU -“The Eucharist, Christ’s gift to the Church” theme of National Liturgy Days 2 to 4 August in Lima Lima (Fides Service) - In this ‘Year of the Eucharist’ the Commission for Liturgy of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference chose as the theme for the 2005 National Liturgy Days “The Eucharist, Christ’s gift to the C ...
• 29 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Final preparations for 2nd National Holy Childhood Congress: 800 local families prepare to welcome 2,000 child participants Trujillo (Fides Service) - With only hours to go to the opening of the 2nd National Holy Childhood Congress organisers are completing last minute preparations for this major church event to be held 1 to 4 August at the C ...
• 29 July 2005
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “Enlaced for life”: thousands lace their boots for August 1 pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Angels to ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to help the nation respect life from the moment of conception to natural end Cartago (Fides Service) - In view of the many attacks on human life in the world today from which Costa Rica is not exempt, in keeping with reflections by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference on the value of human life and ...
• 28 July 2005
  AMERICA/CHILE - Encourage mission service and missionary vocations among young people: aim of 4th Youth Mission Course attended by 60 PMS boys and girls Rancagua (Fides Service) - “We cannot be silent about what we have seen and heard” was the slogan of the 4th Youth Mission Course 14-18 July attended by about 60 young members of JOMIS-OMP the youth section of the Po ...
• 28 July 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Mission gives meaning, openness and strength to all priests. It is important to help Seminarians grow in a spirit of mission”: conclusions of 4th National Mission Meeting for Major Seminarians Tunja (Fides Service) - The aim of the 4th National Mission Meeting for Major Seminarians held at Tunja-Boyaca major seminary 8 - 11 July was to “strengthen the spirit of mission among Seminarians especially by means o ...
• 28 July 2005
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - “Times of crisis must be times of solidarity”: Bishops of Uruguay encouarge solidarity to guarantee authentic and coherent celebration of the Eucharist Montevideo (Fides Service) - “In this Year of the Eucharist we live the Eucharist as a path of solidarity because the present situation in our country calls for solidarity”. This was part of a statement issued by the ...
• 27 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “The greatest challenge has been to work for the poor and those who are far from the Church” said Bishop Miguel Irizar of Callao who received a national award for 45 years of pastoral ministry and social commitment in Peru Callao (Fides Service) - On Monday 25 July, the 35th anniversary of his ordination as Bishop, Spanish born Bishop Miguel Irizar of Callao was presented with the national medal of honour and the rank of Knight Commander, ...
• 27 July 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 11th Meeting for Rectors of Catholic and Christian Universities 14 - 16 September in Bogota: To deepen understanding of discipleship as a specific contribution of Catholic Universities to the 5th General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences Bogota (Fides Service) - Organised by the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences, CELAM, through the Family, Life and Culture Department in collaboration with the Pontifical Xaverian University, the 11th Meetin ...
• 26 July 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “For a Church with and Indigenous face and the heart”: in November 1st National Meeting for Indigenous priests, religious and lay leaders to help them play a leading role in the Church’s attention for their people Bogota (Fides Service) - “For a Church with an Indigenous face and the heart” is the theme of the 1st National Meeting for Indigenous Catholic priests, religious and lay leaders which will be held in Bogota 22 - 25 N ...
• 26 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - In forty years Jaen Vicariate Catechists Training Centre has formed 1,615 catechists many of whom evangelise in remote and impervious places Cajamarca (Fides Service) - The Vicariate of Jaen in north eastern Peru includes two zones: the farming districts of Jaén and San Ignacio in the department of Cajamarca and the forest area including Bagua and Aramango d ...