America

• 6 May 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Encourage integration of individuals and institutions in search of concrete alternatives to meet present day challenges: 3rd National Reconciliation Congress with the slogan “If you desire Peace, work for Justice” opens in Bogota on 23 May Bogota (Fides Service) - “If you desire Peace, work for Justice” is the slogan of the 3rd National Reconciliation Congress organised by Office for Social Pastoral of the Conference Catholic Bishops. The aim of the c ...
• 6 May 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Missionary reawakening of the Church in Guatemala continues: over 3000 attend 2nd national Mission Congress Quetzaltenango (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán guided by its Bishop Víctor Hugo Martínez is hosting 6-8 May the 2nd National Mission Congress COMGUA 2 convoked by the Catholic ...
• 4 May 2005
  AMERICA - In certain countries of Latin America the scourge of child soldiers and abuse of minors is still widespread Rome (Fides Service) - The scourge of child soldiers continues to be a sad reality in certain countries of Latin America where many minors also suffer abuse including sexual abuse and violence in the streets and at home. ...
• 4 May 2005
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Jesus in the Eucharist makes us brothers and Sisters in Mission”: slogan 3rd national meeting of Holy Childhood animators will bring together more than 800 diocesan delegates Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - “Jesus in the Eucharist makes us brothers and Sisters in Mission” is the slogan of the 3rd National Meeting of Holy Childhood Animators in Argentina which will bring together more than ...
• 3 May 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Encourage dialogue faith-culture, faith-science, Gospel and culture, globalisation and evangelisation: first lap of permanent 18 month Symposium “Evangelisation of Cultures” Bogota (Fides Service) - The ‘Evangelisation of Cultures’ is the theme of an 18 month Permanent Symposium organised by Conference of Catholic Bishops in Colombia through its Commission for the pastoral of evangelisat ...
• 29 April 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 1st Inter Institutional Mission Congress renewed awareness that every missionary institution or congregation is called to make its own specific contribution to missionary activity in Brazil and ad gentes Brasilia (Fides Service) - “Each charisma is a gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church and must flourish in a genuine manner bearing its proper fruits in evangelisation” said Fr Daniel Lagni national director of the P ...
• 29 April 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Prepare, update, present challenge of new evangelisation: 16th Course for Missionaries ad gentes Bogota (Fides Service) - Fr Antonio Villarino Director of the Colombian Bishops’ Commission for pastoral care of Ethnic groups told Fides about the annual Course for Missionaries Ad Gentes organised by the Bishops’ N ...
• 29 April 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - In Benedict XVI we recognise a Shepherd filled with the power of the Holy Spirit who will lead the Church along the challenging paths of the new millennium and encourage us to be courageous and generous missionaries Guatemala City (Fides Service) - “The teaching of Pope John Paul II, your predecessor, led us to rediscover the missionary riches and responsibility of these young Churches and to celebrate in November 2003, the Secon ...
• 28 April 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 1st Inter Institutional Mission Congress: 250 men and women from 70 different institutes reflect on missionary Ad Gentes in consecrated life and in the life of ecclesial communities São Paulo (Fides Service) - About 250 men and women Religious from 25 different countries, members of 70 different missionary institutes and working in Brazil took part in the 1st Inter Institutional Missionary Congress ...
• 28 April 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “We urge the people and all social and political forces to unite efforts to promote the good of the country. Congress must correct its attitudes and actions and think only of the common good”: Bishops launch concerned appeal Quito (Fides Service) - The Church in Ecuador, attentive to the phenomena which strike the people has on various occasions called attention to growing malcontent among the people with the country in an economic, social a ...
• 28 April 2005
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops of Chile, recall prophetic voice of Pope John Paul II, express concern for persistent poverty, social gap, while the demand for equity and globalisation of solidarity “still await responses” Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) - At the end of their 89th assembly in Punta de Tralca 18 - 22 April the Catholic Bishops of Chile issued a statement “We have seen the Lord”, taking inspiration from the Gospel nar ...
• 27 April 2005
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Pontifical Mission Societies and Bishops’ Conference department for mission and indigenous people welcome Benedict XVI “Custodian of the Faith” Caracas (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Venezuela together with the Bishops’ Conference department for Missions and Indigenous Peoples have expressed gratitude to God that today there are people o ...
• 26 April 2005
  AMERICA - “We confirm our faith in the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church and thank God for giving us a new Bishop of Rome and universal Shepherd of the Church : CELAM congratulates the Holy Father Pope Padre Benedict XVI Bogota (Fides Service) - In a letter of congratulations to Pope Benedict XVI the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences CELAM expressed joy for his election underlining that his first words demonstrated his � ...
• 26 April 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Making our parishes missionary” is the theme of the 2nd national mission congress in Guatemala in the wake of 2003 continental Congress CAM 2 Quetzaltenango (Fides Service) - In the wake of the Second American Mission Congress CAM 2 hosted by Guatemala November 2003, some 2000 delegates from dioceses all over the country will gather in Quetzaltenango May 6 - 8 ...
• 26 April 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Christ the one foundation of the Church” theme of week of prayer for Christian Unity marked in Brazil 8 to 15 May Brasilia (Fides Service) - “Christ the one foundation of the Church” is the theme of the week of prayer for Christian unity which this year will be marked all over Brazil from 8 to 15 May. The week of prayer for unit ...