America

• 31 October 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Thousands of young people on pilgrimage instead of the "Feast of Hallowen" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - For the third year in a row the young people of Arequipa (Peru) prepare to live the "Third Youth Festival for Faith and Life": a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Chapi that will take place t ...
• 30 October 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA – Drugs: "it is urgent to move from concern to action" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of Gualeguaychú, His Exc. Mgr. Jorge Eduardo Lozano, who is President of the Episcopal Commission for Social Pastoral, acknowledged that recently there has been t ...
• 30 October 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The families of the students who disappeared will be received by the President, Pope Francis asks for prayers Chilpancingo (Agenzia Fides) - "Today I would like to raise a prayer and draw close in our hearts to the people of Mexico, who are suffering from the loss of these students and many similar problems. May our hearts be cl ...
• 29 October 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Solidarity and concrete evangelization: meeting of diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies Reyes (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes hosts the meeting of the diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Bolivia, from October 27 to 31. The note sent to Agenzia Fides informs tha ...
• 29 October 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA – There is a risk of an outbreak of Chikungunya and Dengue: 4,500 cases in the last two months Cartagena (Agenzia Fides) - The cases of Dengue fever and Chikungunya in the city of Cartagena and Bolivar do not give signs of stopping. In the month of September alone, 28 girls were diagnosed with chikungunya and 30 w ...
• 29 October 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Colombian dioceses ask to defend the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Quibdó (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Pacific region of Colombia (Dioceses of Quibdó, Istmina-Tadó, Guapi, Tumaco, Buenaventura) and a group of NGOs submitted a request to the Inter-American Commission on Human ...
• 28 October 2014
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - "City of Hope": an integral project for young landfill workers Verapazz (Agenzia Fides) - Father Sergio Waldemar Godoy Peláez coordinates the Comunidad Esperanza, an institution committed to the young workers of the municipal landfill of the city of Coban, in the center of a region ...
• 28 October 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Bishops' spot: where are the children who disappeared during the State terrorism? Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in Argentina's history, the Bishops publicly ask for news about missing children during the last dictatorship. The President of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, His ...
• 28 October 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa Savino: "Respect for political prisoners" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, called for the respect for political prisoners. The note sent to Fides by local sources reported that during the celebration of the 150th ...
• 27 October 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Beatification of the co-founder of the Scalabrinians: "May the whole Church be missionary of truth, mother Assunta did it" Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – On October 25, 2014 at São Paulo Cathedral Brazil, the beatification of Mother Assunta Marchetti Co-Foundress of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo – Scal ...
• 27 October 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Living Rosary: 30 thousand faithful pray for drug traffickers and organized crime Leon (Agenzia Fides) - Led by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of León, Guanajuato (Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. Juan Frausto Pallares, about 30 thousand faithful filled the stadium of the city to pray to the Virgin of ...
• 27 October 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Dilma Rousseff re-elected President with a narrow margin: she will have to face recession, corruption and discontent Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Brazilian incumbent President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected for a second four-year term and garnered 51.64% of the votes so far, while Aécio Neves has 48.36%. The persons entitled to vo ...
• 24 October 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 50% of children who are born with Chagas' disease do not receive any medical care La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Chagas disease is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of bugs of various kinds. It causes stomach pain, heart disease, and is also the cause of death. In Bolivia, half of the children w ...
• 24 October 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL – Bishops’ statement: "No backtrack on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) on October 23, released a statement expressing his concern about the rights of indigenous peoples, after the decision of the ...
• 24 October 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Millions of children and young people feel unsafe in their families New York City (Agenzia Fides) - Every five minutes a child dies as a result of acts of violence. According to a recent report released by UNICEF, entitled "Children in danger: Take action to end violence against children ...