America

• 8 April 2014
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Pastor killed: he was "a charismatic, sociable, cheerful priest, he inspired young people to follow Jesus Christ" Jinotega (Agenzia Fides ) - "As a father and pastor of the pilgrim Church in the Diocese of Jinotega, I want to express, on behalf of the priests, religious and laity, our feeling of deep sorrow for the murder of our bel ...
• 7 April 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - CIMI delivers a document on the suffering of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon to the Pope Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI), the Bishop of the Prelature of Xingu (in the area of Para, Brazil), His Exc. Mgr. Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S., delivered a document t ...
• 7 April 2014
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Presidential elections: the Bishops urge unity for peace, solidarity, justice and holiness San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - "The government that will be elected today will have to face a considerable task, therefore unity is required", said yesterday the Archbishop of San José, His Exc. Mgr. José Rafael Quirós Qu ...
• 4 April 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - All involved in finding different mechanisms to put an end to violence Monterrey (Agenzia Fides ) - "We know God has the real power and we know that the families of the victims are moving, they are beginning to act on their own to solve the problem of violence. But we are all involved, we n ...
• 4 April 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "He taught us that in order for the Gospel to be proclaimed it must be acculturated": Brazil and Spain in celebration for the canonization of "Father Anchieta" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - San José de Anchieta (1534-1597) was declared "Patron of the catechists" by the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB). This is the Bishops’ joyful message, expressed in the note se ...
• 3 April 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Indigenous children continue to die of hunger and chronic malnutrition Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In Colombia, 12% of children suffer from hunger and chronic malnutrition across the Country, 70 % between 0 and 6 years of age that is to say 557 000. The indigenous population are deprived of dr ...
• 3 April 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops alarm after two months of violence: "Venezuela government seeks 'totalitarian' regime" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuela's organization of Roman Catholic bishops is accusing the government of seeking totalitarian-style rule and has issued a statement which highlights "the fundamental cause of the crisis ...
• 2 April 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "For a future in freedom and democracy": Bishops' message after 50 years since the military coup Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Council for Pastoral Care (CONSEP) approved yesterday, April 1, a statement on the 50th anniversary of the civil-military coup, entitled "For a future in freedom and democracy". Th ...
• 2 April 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - More than 600 former child workers have started school in the province of Chiclayo Chiclayo (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of child workers continues to spread, however, various humanitarian organizations are trying to protect the young victims. In the Peruvian province of Chiclayo there are over 3,3 ...
• 2 April 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Six thousand migrants have died in 15 years, the U.S. Bishops celebrated a Mass at the border Arizona (Agenzia Fides ) - "This Mass is for the 6,000 migrants who have died near a border wall in Nogales alone, 11 million people without documents, 30,000 children without parents who have fled. In the desert near he ...
• 31 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Calzada Guerrero’s appeal:The killings in Oaxaca are a strong wake-up call Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - After the executions registered in this area during the weekend, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero said that the ...
• 31 March 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - First study on hidden child victims of sexual abuse Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Every day at least thirty children and adolescents suffer sexual assault by members of armed groups involved in the internal conflict that has been going on for over half a century in Colombia. W ...
• 31 March 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Peace talks: conclusion of the 22nd session Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The 22nd session of peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC representatives (Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces) ended yesterday in Havana. The chief negotiator on behalf of the g ...
• 29 March 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church reflects on the situation: "The people no longer have hope in this government" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides ) - "It is a shame that the people no longer have hope in this government": This is what was expressed by the president of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB), Mgr. Oscar Aparicio, in his op ...
• 29 March 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Holy See "willing and eager" to help Venezuela Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accepted the idea of a "mediator in good faith", due to the increasing pressure to negotiate with the opposition. On March 27, Maduro mentioned the Vatican s ...