America

• 27 April 2015
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Indigenous people live in poverty but maintain their traditions Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The indigenous people who survive in poverty in Paraguay have lost the dominion of their ancestral lands, but continue to maintain their strong cultural identity and self-determination that cha ...
• 27 April 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - We cannot forget the figure of Mgr. Juan Gerardi, who fought for a different Guatemala Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "It is very important to remember Monsignor Gerardi and follow his example" said Nohemi Bac, 25, a native of the indigenous department of Alta Verapaz, during a celebration that took plac ...
• 27 April 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal Robles: "There is corruption, mistrust, culture of violence, but we must propose a Church that goes forth" Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - President of the Mexican Episcopal Conference, Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega, Archbishop of Guadalajara (Jalisco) in an interview with the local newspaper "El Pais", sent to Agenzia ...
• 24 April 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Pope's visit will support the Cuban Church in its attention to the cause of peace and the common good Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Cuba has received the news of the Pope's visit in September with great joy, in the new era of rapprochement with the United States, a process in which the Vatican acted as ...
• 24 April 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - Secular Franciscans in Cuba: more and more involved in parishes Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The Secular Franciscan Order in Cuba counts 318 perpetually professed (men and women, single and married, lay people, deacons, priests and a Bishop) who are committed to living the Gospel accordi ...
• 22 April 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Episcopal Council for Peace analyzes the situation of the talks Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting of the members of the Episcopal Council for Peace (CEP), to analyze the prospects of the peace process with the guerrillas of the FARC and ELN, was held yesterday, April 21, in Bogota ...
• 21 April 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Poverty exacerbates the living conditions of HIV-positive children San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The economic conditions and poverty in the Country are an aggravating factor for the health of HIV-positive children, who often cannot be cured because family members are unable to bring th ...
• 21 April 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Emergency for violence and attacks against minors Bucaramanga (Agenzia Fides) - Bucaramanga is a city, capital of the department of Santander, in Colombia. From a recent communication of local authorities it seems that there are 45 reported cases of child abuse per day ...
• 21 April 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Consecration of the Bishop of Orizaba: active participation of the indigenous community in Náhuatl language Orizaba (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in the history of the Diocese of Orizaba (Mexico), during the rite of episcopal ordination of His Exc. Mgr. Eduardo Cervantes Merino, which will take place on April 24, the Xo ...
• 20 April 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Every day two thousand weapons smuggled into Mexico from the United States Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Mexican government is discussing the Law on Arms thanks to the initiative of the President of the Republic. In this context, the Archdiocese of Mexico through its weekly "Desde la Fe", c ...
• 20 April 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - New date for the V Eucharistic Congress: September 16 to 20 La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Fifth National Eucharistic Congress, initially scheduled from 1 to 5 July in Tarija, will undergo a change of date, following the announced visit of Pope Francis in Bolivia. According to the ...
• 17 April 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Bolivia is not out of the global crisis"; Bishops fear repercussions on the poor and excluded La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (CEB), His Exc. Mgr. Oscar Aparicio, Archbishop of Cochabamba, has warned about the possible effects of the global economic crisis in the coun ...
• 17 April 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Floods favor the spread of the chikungunya virus Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - Ecuador declares chikungunya ‘state of emergency’, an infectious disease transmitted by the insect vector of dengue hemorrhagic fever. According to the latest data released by the local M ...
• 17 April 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Assembly of Bishops: "Without trust and participation we cannot go forth!" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Mexican Bishops are preparing a message, in view of the elections to be held on 7 June, which will stress that society must actively participate in the democratic process in order to mee ...
• 16 April 2015
  AMERICA - Bishops Emeritus continue to give their contribution Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - After the first meeting of the Bishops Emeritus of Latin America, held in Bogota in March (see Fides 04/03/2015), Father José Gregorio Melo Sánchez, Secretary of the Ecclesial Communion and Dia ...