America

• 10 May 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Child and adolescent abuse: solidarity campaign Compartir 2005 starts on 11 May to help thousands of child victims of violence Lima (Fides Service) - The Church in Peru is particularly concerned for children and adolescents victims of abuse and varying degrees of violence. Figures issued by the National Family Welfare Institute with regard to vi ...
• 10 May 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - ‘War and Peace: the role of the media to build understanding among nations’ theme of 5th International Communications Seminar 16 to 18 May in Brasilia Brasilia (Fides Service) - The power of the media is one of those most concerning questions in our modern society particularly with regard to the media’s influence on cultural formation. The Catholic Church is aware t ...
• 9 May 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - New homes for street children and girl-mothers in Borba Prelature in the Amazon region of Brazil thanks to “Padre Pio missionary in the world” programme Rome (Fides Service) - Bishop Josè Alfonso Ribeiro of the apostolic prelature of Borba, in the heart of the Amazon forest, in Rome to pray at the tomb of Pope John Paul II, shared with Fides the exciting news of a new m ...
• 9 May 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Encourage in all Christian communities commitment to proclaiming and spreading the Good News of the Gospel at every latitude of the globe”: Pope Benedict XVI tells participants at National Mission Congress Quetzaltenango (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the 2nd National Mission Congress in Guatemala held in Quetzaltenango 6 -8 May, Pope Benedict XVI sent a message to the thousands who took part expressing his affection ...
• 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 ...