America

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  15 May 2018
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Hispanic/Latin Pastoral Meeting, racism and religious freedom among the topics on the Bishops' agenda Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that it will hold its Annual General Assembly on June 13-14, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to the statement sent t ...
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  14 May 2018
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Young people who evangelize young people: leadership training workshops Azogues (Agenzia Fides) - "Our apostolate is the mission Ad Gentes, in particular the evangelization of young people", says to Agenzia Fides Juan Manuel Rubín de Celis Alba, national coordinator of the "Movimiento Juven ...
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  12 May 2018
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Latin Catholics, root of faith in the United States Latinos are a growing minority: their influence in the United States is extremely significant, because the great socio-cultural and religious wealth continues to shape all the social and existential dimensions of the Uni ...
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  12 May 2018
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Koki Ruiz prepares an artistic work made with Rosary beads for the beatification of Chiquitunga San Ignacio (Agenzia Fides) - "In love" with Chiquitunga. This defines, wholeheartedly, Delfín Roque Ruiz Pérez - for all of us "Koki" - the artist who is preparing, after the memorable altarpiece for the Pope’s Mass ...
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  11 May 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "To recover the joy of the Gospel, to revive prophecy, to be operators of communion and reconciliation": toward CAM V Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - The fifth American Missionary Congress (CAM V) will take place in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia from 10 to 14 July. This ecclesial event is part of a rich history ...
• 11 May 2018
  AMERICA/CUBA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Yosbel Lazo Cordero, CM Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 12 April 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Fr. Yosbel Lazo Cordero, CM (Congregation of the Mission, Lazarists) ...
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  8 May 2018
  AMERICA - Latin American Bishops create "Bridges of Solidarity" to help Venezuelan migrants Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Bridges of Solidarity - Integrated pastoral plan to help Venezuelan migrants in South America" is the name of the project presented yesterday, May 7, in the Vatican press room, which was p ...
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  7 May 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - Thousands of Peruvians march for the promotion and protection of life Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis knows the march for life very well, on two occasions he personally wrote to me, encouraging me and even advising me how to organize it, so if the maximum leader of the Church writes t ...
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  4 May 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops: "It is urgent to review the political system of Nicaragua" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe that the objective of National Dialogue must also be to review the political system of Nicaragua from its roots, in order to achieve an authentic democracy": with these words the Bis ...
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  4 May 2018
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Thousands of Hondurans hold their breath: today the US government must decide on the TPS Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Today is a crucial date for thousands of Hondurans who have been granted the State of Temporary Protection (TPS): Donald Trump's government must in fact communicate its decision during the d ...
• 4 May 2018
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Confirmation of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Leonardo Rodriguez Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 March 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the rev. Fr. Leonardo Rodriguez, of the diocesan clergy of Canelones as Na ...
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  3 May 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - Missionaries of the Sacred Heart: to promote the rights of indigenous communities and evangelize them in their own language Ucayali (Agenzia Fides) - The assassination of the 80-year-old indigenous leader of the Shipibo-Konibo population, Olivia Arévalos, which took place on April 19 in the Peruvian Amazon and is still under investigation, " ...
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  2 May 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - National dialogue: need to talk about democracy, freedom, independence of powers Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The democratization of the country and the real independence of the powers of the State should be topics to be addressed in the national dialogue in which several Catholic Bishops will act as ...
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  27 April 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Religious life in the Pan-Amazon region: “being present there where life is most in danger” Tabatinga (Agenzia Fides) - "This meeting has been a gift of God’s grace " Fides was told by Bishop Adolfo Zon, Alto Solimões (Brazil), in whose diocese of Tabatinga, from 20 to 24 April there was a meeting of Religio ...
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  27 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Discovery of the body of Catholic priest taken hostage 3 April Città del Messico (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday evening through its official Communications Office the Archdiocese Primate of Mexico issued a statement “reporting with grief the discovery on 25 April in the town of C ...