America

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  30 October 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - All Saints' Day: Litanies of Argentinian Saints and Blessed Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - On November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, the Argentine Church also celebrates the 25th day of prayer for the sanctification of the Argentine people and the glorification of its servants ...
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  29 October 2021
  AMERICA - Emigration must be a right, not the forced consequence of poverty and violence Valle de Ángeles (Agenzia Fides) - The VII Meeting of Bishops was held in Valle de Ángeles (Honduras) from October, 25 to 28, with the participation of the Executive Secretaries of the Pastoral Care of Mobility, lay pe ...
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  28 October 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Education, a natural antidote to the globalized crisis: the new school year begins in a critical context Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Family and education: a common task" is the title of the message published by the Episcopal Commission for the family and Children and by the Episcopal Commission for University and Pastoral Ed ...
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  28 October 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Our commitment continues unabated": the Camillians help the population between criticisms and some positive notes Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation on the island is more and more dramatic, not only because of the earthquake of August 14 (see Fides, 25/8/2021) and the disasters caused by the passage of the storm Grace, ...
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  27 October 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Ten thousand Haitian emigrants have been able to access consular services in the parish Providencia (Agenzia Fides) - About 10,000 Haitian emigrants residing in Chile were able to take advantage of the administrative and legal processes regarding passport, identity card and criminal record verification, tha ...
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  26 October 2021
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - From the first baptisms in America to the missionary commitment of all baptized Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Within the framework of the missionary month of October, the Dominican diocese of La Vega celebrated Diocesan Mission Day 2021 from October 8 to 10, in Cotuí, with the theme “525th anni ...
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  26 October 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops recall "the basic and indispensable conditions in order to hold free, fair and transparent elections" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "As we have stated on several occasions, an authentic democracy is the result of the convinced acceptance of values: the dignity of every person, respect for human rights, the search for the com ...
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  25 October 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Violence and polarization on the rise in view of the elections: the Bishops call for dialogue and responsibility Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "Concerned Concerned about the belligerent climate and polarization in political life, especially in the presidential campaign, which should be an opportunity to debate ideas, projects and prog ...
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  23 October 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Giving one's life so as not to abandon the elderly: the missionary witness of the religious who died of Covid Oruro (Agenzia Fides) - Three nuns of the Congregation of the Hermanitas de los Ancianos Desamparados (Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly, HAD), died in Bolivia at the end of September due to Covid-19, infected whil ...
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  22 October 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - "Everyone is called to mission" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "All the baptized are called to mission. To proclaim the Gospel and bear witness to the word of God. The missionary month is a special time to invite us to reflect on the call of the Lord: the them ...
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  21 October 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishopric of Talca ransacked and burned down: "violence does not solve Chile's problems" Talca (Agenzia Fides) - On the night of October 18, unknown persons ransacked and set fire to the premises of the Bishopric of the Diocese of Talca, which housed the Vicariate of Youth Ministry, the Vicariate of Social P ...
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  20 October 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Justice and Peace" demands respect for the work of human rights defenders Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The "Justice and Peace" Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela denounced in a declaration, signed by its President, His Exc. Mgr. Roberto Lückert Leon, the arbitrary detention of th ...
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  20 October 2021
  AMERICA - "Synodal Church, missionary Church": dioceses of the continent united at the beginning of the synodal journey Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On October 16 and 17, in the cathedrals and parishes of most of the nations of America, the celebrations were held to start the diocesan stage of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bisho ...
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  19 October 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Missionary-vocational expo in a context marked by the health crisis Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The third edition of the virtual missionary-vocation Expo will take place on October 23 and 24 on the occasion of World Mission Day and will be organized by the Direction of the Pontifical M ...
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  19 October 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Indigenous peoples of the Amazon region demand protection of life and preservation of the "common home" Timbo de Betania (Agenzia Fides) - "In the face of the approaching threats, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon are committed to the preservation, conservation and protection of the territory, our 'common home', our Col ...