America

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  24 October 2026
  From a French pioneer of the American frontier to Pope Leo XIV: Sister Lyn Osiek's long missionary journey by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Saint Louis (Fides News Agency) - A pioneer of Catholic education on the American frontier, Philippine Duchesne (1769–1852) established the Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States in ...
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  21 October 2026
  COLOMBIA - "Mission remains urgent": the Colombian Church renews its missionary commitment on the centenary of DOMUND La Ceja (Fides News Agency) – “Mission is an urgent task for the whole Church.” These words, spoken by Bishop Fidel León Cadavid Marín of Sonsón-Rionegro at the close of a missionary Congress marking the centena ...
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  18 October 2026
  To use AI wisely, first know what you want to preserve, G20 Interfaith forum highlights by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Salt Lake City (Fides News Agency) - Before asking whether artificial intelligence will save humanity or endanger it, people need to answer a more intimate question: what, in their own lives, i ...
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  17 October 2026
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - At the "G20 Interfaith Forum" Apostolic Nuncio Caccia points out that technologies and innovations "do not tell us what the good is” by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Salt Lake City (Fides News Agency) – “What kind of human future are we building together?” Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, posed this question at the op ...
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  12 October 2026
  From Sonsón-Rionegro to Mitú: “We set out thinking we had something to give. We returned having discovered how much we had received” by Laura Gómez Ruiz Sonsón (Fides News Agency) – Reaching some of the communities served by the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú, in the Colombian Amazon, means travelling along rivers, crossing the forest and coverin ...
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  9 October 2026
  Brazil - October 4 elections could shape the Country’s future by Cosimo Graziani Brasilia (Fides News Agency) – The first round of Brazil’s presidential election on October 4 confirmed analysts’ expectations. The two leading candidates – Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal P ...
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  25 September 2026
  Fulton J. Sheen proclaimed Blessed. Cardinal Tagle: “Blessed is the earthen vessel that draws power from Jesus” by Marie-Lucile Kubacki St. Louis (Fides News Agency) – ST LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 24 — For many pilgrims, the day began early. Some hurried towards the entrances of America’s Center, the vast complex in downtown ...
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  24 September 2026
  BEATIFICATION OF FULTON SHEEN/VI — At the Vespers for Fulton Sheen, “made holy through his friendship with Christ” by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Saint Louis (Fides News Agency) On the way to the cathedral, a white Chevrolet Express van stands out. A sign in its window reads: “Alabama Catholics headed to celebrate Ven. Bl. Fulton Sheen ...
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  23 September 2026
  BEATIFICATION OF FULTON SHEEN/V - Peoria: Cardinal Tagle in the future Blessed’s hometown: He shows us the way to missionary conversion by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Peoria (Fides News Agency) – In the stillness of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, the revival-gothic-style church that rises above Peoria’s streets, Cardinal Luis Ant ...
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  22 September 2026
  BEATIFICATION OF FULTON SHEEN/IV - Sons and Daughters of the same Father. Fulton Sheen and racial segregation by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Rochester (Fides News Agency) – “All around us there are people who never stop hating someone or something, shouting: 'Down with capitalism! Down with labor unions! Down with religion! Down ...
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  18 September 2026
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Priest shot dead in the Diocese of Huejutla Mexico City (Fides News Agency) – Father Román de la Cruz Hernández, 48, was shot dead and his body was left along a stretch of the Tolago-Tetlapaya highway in the Lolotla district of Hidalgo, central Mexico. Poli ...
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  12 September 2026
  U.S. Secretary of State Rubio’s South American tour: the fight against drug trafficking and the implementation of the “Donroe Doctrine” by Cosimo Graziani Washington (Fides News Agency) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded his three-day tour of South America on Thursday, September 10, during which he met with the heads of State of Colombi ...
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  8 September 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Father Miraglio: “Invest in education today to reap good fruit tomorrow” Pourcine-Pic Makaya (Fides News Agency) – First day of school in Haiti; the school year traditionally begins with the Mass invoking the Holy Spirit. “Unfortunately, many schools, especially in the capital Port-au-Pri ...
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  8 September 2026
  VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA - When the earthquake has passed, brothers and sisters remain by the side of those who continue to suffer Caracas (Fides News Agency) – When the first images of destruction disappear from the media, communities affected by an earthquake enter a long and silent phase: living in shelters, mourning the loss of loved ones, car ...
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  7 September 2026
  BEATIFICATION OF FULTON SHEEN/II - Beyond the clichés. Fulton Sheen's lessons in ‘communication’ by Marie-Lucile Kubacki New York (Fides News Agency) - The future Blessed did not conquer America solely thanks to the rise of television. His popularity arose from the combination of rigorous theological preparation ...