America

• 22 March 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Confessions via the Internet are not valid, the indispensable requisite for the celebration of a Sacrament, including the sacrament of Reconciliation, is the physical presence of the believer and the minister: Peruvian Bishops warn the faithful about “cyberspace confessions” Lima (Fides Service) - Faced with a growing misinformation with regard to the possibility of celebrating the Sacrament of Penance via the Internet “cyberspace confessions”, in conformity with the Code of Canon Law ( ...
• 22 March 2005
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - “Speak Lord your Church is listening!”: Catholic Bishops of Paraguay launch nation wide consultation in view of new pastoral guidelines to respond to the real needs of the People of God Asunción (Fides Service) - After reflection born in organisms involved directly in pastoral (Coordination National of Catechesis, Liturgy, Social Pastoral, the Bible, of the Family…) and faced with the concerning nati ...
• 22 March 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “Everyone can rediscover the beauty of what it means to life the life of Christ”: interview with Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, on the eve of the final stage of the Great City Mission “Remar Mar Adentro” Lima (Fides Service) - The Great City Mission in the archdiocese of Lima, which started 25March 2003 and will close 27 April 2006, will enter a period of celebration in April this year. The mission with the slogan “Pu ...
• 15 March 2005
  AMERICA/CANADA - Canadian ecumenical delegation representing various Christian churches and communities visits Mexico to assess effects of ‘free trade’ on the people of Mexico, the poorest in particular Ottawa (Fides Service) - From 11 to 19 March a ecumenical delegation from Canada of representatives of various Christians is in Mexico to assess the effects on the people of Mexico of free trade, propose alternatives and ...
• 14 March 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - First national Meeting of Missionary Youth representatives 27-30 May in Brasilia: “The idea is not to create a new movement but to co-ordinate and support young people anxious to operate in the field of mission ad gentes” National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Brazil told Fides Brasilia (Fides Service) - “To help organise and articulate Missionary Youth, thinking above all of the many young people who started their mission formation as members of Holy Childhood and now wish to continue their ...
• 14 March 2005
  AMERICA/CHILE - “A journey of communion and hope”: 4 to 7 April International Congress on Family Eucharistic Catechesis, Eucharistic path travelled in 40 years by millions of children and parents extends to other continents Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) - From 4 to 7 April an International Congress on Family Eucharistic Catechesis will be held in Santiago de Chile with the slogan "A journey of communion and hope". The Congress is organi ...
• 11 March 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Human life is of sacred and inviolable value: any exception tends to consider it a good at our disposal, which can be negotiated, wounded, destroyed”: President of Brazilian Bishops’ Conference comments on Bio-Ethics Bill being discussed by parliament Brasilia (Fides Service) - Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Archbishop San Salvador de Bahia and President of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference, in an interview with the local press with regard to a proposed Bill on B ...
• 11 March 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Everywhere on the Continent profound cultural and religious changes are taking place, the Church is called to speak out in fidelity to her mission”: conclusions of meeting of general secretaries of Bishops’ Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean Bogota (Fides Service) - The annual meeting of general secretaries of Bishops’ Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean closed yesterday after reflecting on two important questions: the religious situation in th ...
• 10 March 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “John Paul II leans on the staff of our prayers, the prayers of the Church”: children, adolescents, young people, adults, the elderly, in the city and beyond, regardless of race or ideological divisions, unite in a crusade of prayer for the Pope Mexico City (Fides Service) - Every day at the end of mass in the chapel of Guadalajara minor seminary one of the students takes the microphone and says: “Let us pray for the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II. He needs us ...
• 10 March 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Religion is a factor of peace. This was the subject of a meeting sponsored by the American Embassy to the Holy See held at the S. Egidio Community centre in Rome Rome (Fides Service) - Since the Treaties of Westphalia (1648) which marked the end of the Thirty Years War, the West has put aside the concept of a war of religion . The 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 in the United Stat ...
• 9 March 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “Women with their work and selflessness, at times heroic, make human life worth living, as the sign of the infinite love of God who desired to be born of a woman”. Lima (Fides) - “The woman, the heart of the Family” is the title of a message issued by the Pervian Bishops’ Commissions for Lay Apostolate and the Family on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. The sho ...
• 9 March 2005
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Catholic Bishops call for changes in proposed Bill to impose on women a life style contrary to their nature and role: “the Church does not oppose the promotion of women but recognition of equality must be accompanied by the valorisation of the gifts with God has endowed them” Managua (Fides Service) - The Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua has voiced concern with regard to a proposed Bill on Equal Rights, approved by the Women’s Commission of Nicaragua’s Legislative Assembly. The Bishops ...
• 7 March 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “The country is precipitating in a situation of illegality, confusion mistrust and fear”: concerned Catholic Bishops appeal for more democracy and justice Quito (Fides Service) - “In our Ecuador rich in enormous potential, we note with deep concern and anxiety an accumulation of errors and irresponsibility. The country is precipitating into a dark chasm of illegality, co ...
• 5 March 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Dear Pope, we hope you will be better soon because we boys and girls in Chone want you to be well and hope you will never be ill again. We children of Chone love you and pray for you always": young school children in Ecuador offer simple, spontaneous prayers for the Pope Chone (Fides Service) - “Dear Pope, we hope you will be better soon because we boys and girls in Chone, want you to be well and hope you will never be ill again because it makes us sad. May God protect you always. Dear ...
• 4 March 2005
  AMERICA/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Catholic street children, many of them in poor health, share the Pope’s suffering and pray for him every day Santo Domingo (Fides Service) - "Since the Holy Father was admitted to hospital, former street children benefiting from a youth pastoral programme "Yo también” in the archdiocese of Santo Domingo, have prayed for him ...