America

• 10 February 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Recognition proposal for the intense social work carried out by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Liberal MP Marco Antonio Andino, on February 7 has proposed an official recognition for the intense social work carried out by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Mgr. ...
• 10 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Peace negotiations with other groups: the Church's commitment Cali (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía, Archbishop of Cali, told the press that in these past days, during preliminary peace talks that are taking place in Cuba, there appeared to be very ...
• 7 February 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dialogue and collaboration, the only way to solve the common problems of Dominicans and Haitians Jimani (Agenzia Fides) - The progress made so far in the ongoing dialogue between the authorities of the Dominican Republic and Haiti are assessed favorably by the weekly "Camino", the official voice of the Dominican Epi ...
• 6 February 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Cardinal Filoni: "The announcement ad gentes is part of the responsibility that all the particular Churches have toward Christ" Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary enthusiasm!", Cardinal Fernando Filoni concluded his third conference, held yesterday, February 5, at the course of study which brin ...
• 6 February 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Solidarity with the nuns assaulted and request to solve the problem of land San Cristobal de las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Cristobal, His Exc. Mgr. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, expressed his solidarity with the religious sister Patricia Moysén de Las Casas Marquez a ...
• 5 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Post- conflict" keyword in the dialogue President-Bishops Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos on February 4, paid a visit to the Bishops gathered for the XCVI Colombian Plenary Assembly of the Episcopate. The President thanked the Catholic Chu ...
• 5 February 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church concerned about the influenza that kills Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of Mexican Bishops, gathered at the headquarters of the Episcopal Conference, contacted the Ministry of Health in order to assess whether churches have to take appropriate measu ...
• 4 February 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The use of drugs cannot be fought with drugs", the Archdiocese against the bill Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico harshly criticizes the proposal to legalize marijuana in Mexico City and instead asks to strengthen alternative solutions concerning prevention and effective treatm ...
• 4 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Plenary Assembly of Bishops on the importance of pastoral action Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – During the opening of the XCVI Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Colombia, which began yesterday, February 3 in Bogota, the President of the Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Rubén Salazar Góme ...
• 4 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church's contribution to dialogues of peace: respect the rights of the population Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ruben Salazar, President of the Episcopal Conference, after the opening of the Plenary Assembly of Bishops yesterday in Bogota, talking to media operators, said that the Catholic Church ...
• 4 February 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Cardinal Filoni to Brazilian Bishops: The II Vatican Council and the missionary dimension of the Church Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - The annual course of study for Brazilian Bishops (see Fides 03/02/2014) opened yesterday afternoon, February 3, in Rio de Janeiro. This morning, the first conference was held by the Prefe ...
• 3 February 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 50 years since the II Vatican Council: missionary commitment, consecrated life, episcopal ministry of Bishops Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - In July 1990, with the presence of the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the first course for Brazilian Bishops took place at the Study and Formation Center of Sumaré, in Rio de Janeiro, o ...
• 3 February 2014
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Everyone must commit themselves for peace and social justice Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (CEG) has urged the three branches of government, entrepreneurs, landowners, workers and the entire civil society in general to work for peace and so ...
• 31 January 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The world of children is not limited to technology, they relate with God" Toluca ( Agenzia Fides ) - "We are very happy, especially with regards to formation: our hopes are big, because I believe that a living Church is well aware of her being and of her work, and even more so when it comes to ...
• 31 January 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - According to the report of an NGO, more than 500 deaths in prisons in 2013 Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) presented its annual report which states that the number of prisoners who died in prison in this country in 2013 was 506, "it is a high number" ...