America

• 16 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA mark 40th anniversary of Vatican II decree on the Church’s missionary activity and renew their commitment to proclaim the Gospel Philadelphia (Fides Service) - "Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Decree Ad Gentes, this ‘family on mission’ renews its commitment to carry the Good News of Jesus to all nations": this was the theme of the annu ...
• 15 April 2005
  AMERICA/PERÚ - On Monday 18 April as the conclave opens in the Vatican, Peruvian Catholics in Lima will start uninterrupted prayers to ask God to enlighten and assist the college of Cardinals called to elect the successor of Pope John Paul II Lima (Fides Service) - Aware of the power of prayer and in view of the great responsibility of the College of Cardinals, on Monday 18 April as the conclave opens with Mass in St Peter’s in Rome, Catholics in Lima the c ...
• 15 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “I return to the United States to share with Catholics there the enduring, sustaining faith of these people": report from national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies after extensive visit to tsunami affected areas New York (Fides Service) - “I return to the United States to share with Catholics there the enduring, sustaining faith of these people, and how I have been uplifted by that faith - and to encourage them to continue to ...
• 15 April 2005
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “We have heard the cry of our people asking for peace” the Bishop say urging all to “work together to build the new Bolivia as we want it and to which we have a right ” La Paz (Fides Service) - “Do not be afraid! Jesus is Risen” is the title of a statement issued on 13 April by the Catholic Bishops of Bolivia at the end of their 80th annual plenary assembly. In the wake of the Easte ...
• 14 April 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Thank you Holy Father for being a missionary shepherd and a master of mission!” The Auditorium which hosted the 2nd American Mission Congress re-named after John Paul II Guatemala City (Fides Service) - “The entire life of Pope John Paul II was a life of a Master of mission and a missionary Shepherd who incarnated the cry of St Paul: “Woe to me if I did not preach the Gospel! (1 Cor ...
• 14 April 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Our country is falling to pieces. We have never witnessed such a serious crisis in the institutions”: Catholic Bishops express concern and say they “back the hopes of the people” Quito (Fides Service) - Profound concern was expressed by the Catholic Bishops of Ecuador at the end of their annual general assembly. In a message the Bishop said the country is falling to pieces because “personal or ...
• 12 April 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - John Paul II’s “special” gift to Holy Childhood Pontifical Mission Society Brasilia (Fides Service) - In 2003, the year of 160th anniversary of the foundation of the Pontifical Society for Holy Childhood, the Holy Father John Paul II did not fail to send a special Message to Holy Childhood for ...
• 8 April 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - The people of Peru thank Pope John Paul II who restored hope to the country at critical times: young people organise special Sunday Mass for the Pope Lima (Fides Service) - The people of Peru, who recall with gratitude the Pope’s two visits to their country in 1985 and 1988, at critical times for the country when he restored hope in a country in the grip of violence ...
• 8 April 2005
  AMERICA/CANADA - Pope: Pontifical Mission Societies in Canada remember Pope John Paul II Montreal (Fides Service)- “We loved you because you showed us the Body of Christ, and you showed it to the peoples at the four corners of the earth. Following Jesus and the Apostles you were a man of meeting. In the no ...
• 8 April 2005
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Juan Pablo amigo, Venezuela sta con tigo! John Paul our friend, Venezuela is with you!” Venezuelans continue to express love for Pope John Paul II; requiem Masses celebrated in sports stadium to accommodate huge crowds Caracas (Fides Service) - After following with deep concern the worsened condition and death of Pope John Paul II, the people of Venezuela continue to attend Masses and the recitation of the rosary in churches all over t ...
• 7 April 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Society is rediscovering the value of the messages left by John Paul II during his visit to Ecuador Quito (Fides Service) - As soon as the humble and simple people who welcomed John Paul II here twenty years ago in 1985, and who have always shown affection and admiration for the Vicar of Christ, heard the news of the P ...
• 7 April 2005
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - John Paul II “Messenger of Peace” in Argentina: for everyone his coming meant to “leave a door open to Jesus”. The witness of a Dominican who entered novitiate after the Pope’s visit Vatican City (Fides Agency) - It was 1982, Argentina was at war with Great Britain over the Maldives islands, and the Holy Father John Paul II paid his first visit to our country. Everything took place very quickly: the ...
• 7 April 2005
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The Costa Rican Bishops thank God for the “Great Shepherd John Paul” San José de Costa Rica (Fides Agency) - The Bishops of Costa Rica, together with the whole nation and the entire Universal Church, express their profound sorrow for the death of His Holiness John Paul II. By stressing h ...
• 7 April 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Thank you Lord! Thank you John Paul II!”: the cry of gratitude of the Church of Florianopolis for the Pope who was capable of overcoming any border in order to meet his brothers most distant from him Florianopolis (Fides Agency) - In this moment, as the world mourns the death of John Paul II, the Archdiocese of Florianopolis, in the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil, feels united to this sorrow and at the same time i ...
• 7 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - John Paul II: “A moral voice heard by everyone” says the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy to the Holy See Rome (Agency Fides) - “His first words as a Pontiff “Do not be afraid” have inspired millions of Americans and millions of people throughout world to overcome fear and build a world of hope”. With these words Bre ...