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23 November 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - Sunday of prayer for the Church, persecuted Christians, and priests
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Today, millions of Catholics around the world live their faith and their commitment to Christ in a heroic way. Some even risk their lives to proclaim the Gospel. According to the Repor ...
23 November 2009
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Testimony of a Colombian missionary, living amidst violence and praying for peace
Buga (Agenzia Fides) - "Liberen los secuestrados" (Free the Captives) is the slogan of eighty young Colombians who denounce the scourge of kidnapping in their country and are creating an awareness campaign, which led the ...
21 November 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - For the Feast of St. Francis Xavier: Mass with sending of missionary groups from Archdiocese of Salta and conclusion of PMS Youth and Children activities
Salta (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocesan Committee for Missionary Ministry, in conjunction with the Pontifical Mission Societies in Salta, inform Agenzia Fides that on Saturday, December 5th, at the Sanctuary of San Ca ...
21 November 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - Chilean Bishops exhort citizens to play an active role in the electoral process and reiterate commitment to Continental Mission and to authentic human development
Punta de Tralca (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Bishops' Conference of Chile have issued a message to the country at the close of the 98th Plenary Assembly, held in Punta de Tralca. The pastors called on citizens to ...
21 November 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - 10 Mexican Dioceses use Twitter for evangelization to communicate with youth
Queretaro (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Queretaro, Mexico has opened its account on microblogging. There are now 10 dioceses in Mexico that use the facility's computer network. The spokesman for the Diocese of Quereta ...
20 November 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Assembly of the North East Region of the CNBB addresses themes of the Continental Mission and the Amazon
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Amazon Rainforest and the Continental Mission were the two main themes for the Seventh Assembly of the Northeast Region of the CNBB (National Conference of Bishops of Brazil), which include ...
19 November 2009
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Delegates from Holy Childhood Association organize activities for 2010
Quito (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, November 14th, at the Office of the National Office of the PMS-Ecuador, a meeting was held for delegates of the Pontifical Holy Childhood Association on a national level. The main f ...
18 November 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary School meeting on “The Mission Ad Gentes” ends
Umuarama (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Umuarama-Parana, Brazil sent Fides news on the conclusion of their seminar training mission that had as its central theme the "Mission Ad Gentes." The parish of St. Joseph the ...
18 November 2009
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - 10 days after Hurricane Ida, Bishops of El Salvador call for international solidarity: “we should continue helping our brothers and sisters, especially the most poor and vulnerable.”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of El Salvador have issued a statement entitled "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted," to offer information on the tragic situation the country is experie ...
18 November 2009
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Alberto Methol Ferre, South American Catholic intellectual, dies in Montevideo
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – Alberto Methol Ferre, South American Catholic intellectual, has passed away in Montevideo. He was 80 years old, born March 31, 1929. He started his studies in Montevideo, then studied law a ...
17 November 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - November 21-22, US parishes hold campaign for victims of economic crisis
Washington, DC (Agnezia Fides) – According to a recent press release from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), this weekend (November 21-22), n ...
17 November 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bolivia on permanent mission prepares for December 6 elections; Cardinal Terrazas: “May our conscience be what moves us, not fear.”
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santa Cruz, Cardinal Julio Terrazas has asked that the vote of all Bolivians in the upcoming election not be the result of fear, but an act according to their conscience: "We mu ...
17 November 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - 3,000 catechists to attend close of Catechetical Year in Archdiocese of Maringa
Maringa (Agenzia Fides) - November 22 will be the official closing of the Catechetical Year of the Archdiocese of Maringá (PR), at the Sports Center of Tancredo Neves, in Sarandi. Sunday afternoon, the Archbishop Anuar ...
16 November 2009
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Family, work and new forms of social culture among issues addressed by Bishops of Uruguay in their 2nd Annual Plenary Assembly
Florida (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Uruguay have issued a press release at the end of the Second Annual Plenary Assembly, celebrated from November 4 to 11. Two events that have marked this year: the visit of Vice- ...
16 November 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops of Chile examine “the challenge of putting the whole Church in a permanent state of mission.”
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – November 16-20, the town of Punta de Tralca will host the 98th Plenary Assembly of the Chilean Bishops' Conference. One of the themes will be: "the situation on the eve of national p ...
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