America

• 8 January 2014
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The new Bishop of El General calls on Costa Ricans to vote on February 2 San Isidro (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop-elect of the Diocese of San Isidro de El General (Costa Rica), Mgr. Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv, was presented by the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of San Jose de ...
• 7 January 2014
  AMERICA/CHILE - "One should listen to the Mapuche people in order to resolve the conflict in Araucanía" asks the Bishop of Temuco Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - The first thing to be done urgently in order to finally resolve the conflict in Araucanía is to listen to the Mapuche people: pointed out the Bishop of the Diocese of Temuco, His Exc. Mgr. Héct ...
• 7 January 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO – A priest of the diocese of Ciudad Victoria has been missing since November, violence does not calm down Ciudad Victoria (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, His Exc. Mgr. Antonio González Sánchez, confirmed that one of his priests has been missing for two months, while the insecurity in the area remains very ...
• 21 December 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - Christmas in the sign of solidarity and respect for the rights of all Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - In the Archdiocese of Huancayo (Peru), Christmas this year will be dedicated to prayer and reflection for the poor and those who suffer the injustices of a secularized world in which material v ...
• 21 December 2013
  AMERICA/CUBA - New Year in the sign of commitment towards family and missionary proclamation, in a different Cuba Santiago de Cuba (Agenzia Fides) - The new Global Pastoral Care Plan to be presented to the Bishops in February 2014 for final approval is ready. This plan will encourage the work of the Church in Cuba in the period 2014 ...
• 20 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO – One must appreciate the traditions and the gift of faith: message to the immigrants who return home for Christmas Queretaro (Agenzia Fides ) - "To immigrate to a foreign country was an opportunity that, voluntarily or involuntarily, Providence has given you in order to live a better life. This opportunity has brought you to experien ...
• 20 December 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Decent work against the culture of waste": the Pope's message to the MTE Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides ) - Pope Francis sent a video message to the collectors and recyclers of cardboard, encouraging them to continue to develop forms of decent work in the ecological field, asking to raise awaren ...
• 19 December 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - National dialogue to find solutions concerning the serious problem of prisons Juigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with overcrowding, poor conditions in the prisons of the country and cases of abuse in the prisons of Juigalpa, the Bishop of Juigalpa (area of San Juan and Rio Chontales), His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 19 December 2013
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Over 13 thousand signatures in favor of clean environment Tacuarembó (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Tacuarembó, His Exc. Mgr. Julio César Bonino, who presides the Commission "Tacuarembó for life and for water" in order to free the area from the mega mineral projects of met ...
• 18 December 2013
  AMERICA/PERU – A religious woman receives the award for Human Rights Bagua (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Maria del Carmen Gomez Calleja, of the Congregation of St. Joseph, received the National Award for Human Rights 2013, whereas the priest Gerald Veilleux was nominated for the Special Award ...
• 18 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Living the "Posadas" according to tradition, an opportunity for evangelization and cohabitation Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Mexico (CEM) has invited to fully live the time of the "posadas" in order for it to be a time of fraternity and encounter with God. According to some historians, in 15 ...
• 17 December 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Nearness does not leave us indifferent", Message from the Bishops of Patagonia Patagonia (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to greet you with the greeting of the angels to the shepherds: do not fear, do not be afraid, I announce good tidings of great joy which shall be for all people!" This is how the Chri ...
• 17 December 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - The social and economic pressure is so strong that it makes us forget the Child Jesus Puno (Agenzia Fides) - Today we Christians manage to disguise the birth of Jesus, forgetting the reality and the context in which he was born, because we do not want this Jesus to create awkwardness in our lives. This wa ...
• 17 December 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Supporting initiatives in favor of development": the President of the Bishops' Conference meets newly elected President Bachelet Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santiago de Chile and President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile, His Exc. Mgr. Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, SDB, met newly elected President Michelle Bachelet (see Fides 16/1 ...
• 16 December 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Michelle Bachelet, Chile's new president Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Socialist Michelle Bachelet, a 62-year-old pediatrician, separated with three children, president of Chile from 2006 to 2010, will again lead the country in "Palacio de la Moneda". After wo ...