America

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  9 May 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - The population begins to take justice into their own hands against rampant violence and kidnappings Croix-des-Bouquets (Agenzia Fides) - "The Haitian population is rebelling against rampant violence and kidnappings at the hands of armed gangs", writes to Agenzia Fides Father Nestor Fils-Aimé, Provincial Superior of Ca ...
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  8 May 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Let us never forget the great social and human work that a mother does Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - A reflection on the great value of mothers in society is proposed in the editorial of the latest issue of the weekly "Desde la fe" of the Archdiocese of Mexico. "Two thousand years ago, a wo ...
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  5 May 2023
  AMERICA/CHILE - On May 7, another step towards the new Constitution, which hopefully will be decisive Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "Next Sunday, May 7, we will have the opportunity to take a new step in the constitutional process that we are experiencing as a country, by electing the constitutional councilors, who, togethe ...
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  4 May 2023
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops for election: "We can realize the desire for a better home" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Guatemala believe that "it is possible, as a people of faith and through the cooperation of all, to realize the desire for a better homeland, for a country that is more hum ...
• 4 May 2023
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 30, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, confirmed the Rev. Bernardino Lazo Cardenas, of the diocesan clergy of Choluteca (for bio ...
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  3 May 2023
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Day of prayer for reconciliation and peace: peace is possible, it is necessary, it is everyone's responsibility Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 3, in Colombia and other Spanish speaking countries (such as Spain, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina and Venezuela) the Feast of the Holy Cross ...
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  28 April 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - A common project of national reconciliation: "hope is our courage!" Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask all of Brazilian society to build a vast project of reconciliation and peace, based on frank and open dialogue, which allows us to overcome what separates us, with the aim of guarantee ...
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  27 April 2023
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "We continue to trust in the democratic path" exhort the Bishops, who announce a mission among the most abandoned Pilar (Agenzia Fides) - "What have we done with our homeland? Forty years after the recovery of democracy, we see with pain how many chances we have lost to build a flourishing and happy Argentina". The bitter observatio ...
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  26 April 2023
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishop Gerardi Conedera was murdered 25 years ago: "A committed witness of charity" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "On this April 26, just two days after publicly presenting the conclusions of the Historical Memory Recovery Project (REMHI, Recuperacion de la memoria historica), we commemorate the 25th ...
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  26 April 2023
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops encourage hope: 'We need honest and non-political solutions' Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace be with you" is the greeting of the Risen Lord, "the Lord of history, who wants to encourage us in hope and in building the common good of our beloved homeland, Bolivia": this is the e ...
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  24 April 2023
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Builders of peace, sowers of hope" in the context of the security crisis and rampant violence Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe that the paths of peace must be built by all of us, with determination and unity, with a global approach. We reject any form of violence to achieve political, social or economic obj ...
• 21 April 2023
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father José Orlando Camacho Torres Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 18, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Rev. Father José Orlando Camacho Torres, of the Congregation of the Holy Spiri ...
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  21 April 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Let us not be discouraged, let us not minimize the signs of hope, the risen Christ walks with us Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Although it is impossible to ignore the multiple scenarios, in which there seem to be signs of death everywhere, we cannot fall into pessimistic discouragements that could infect us with fe ...
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  20 April 2023
  AMERICA/PERU - Joint Guidelines for Indigenous Pastoral Care in the Apostolic Vicariates of the Peruvian Amazon Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - "To strengthen and articulate the Indigenous Pastoral Care of the vicariates of the Peruvian Amazon, through joint pastoral guidelines, according to social, cultural, ecological and ecclesial re ...
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  19 April 2023
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops before the elections on April 30: "a clean government begins with clean elections" Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the general elections on April 30, the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay published a message on April 18 in which it appeals "to the conscience of each voter, especially Christians", ...