America

• 28 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A response of the missionary church to the multicultural world, the work of CAM4 Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - With a procession of the various Marian devotions in Latin America, the 4th American Missionary Congress (CAM 4) officially opened on November 27th, in the Venezuela hall of the Palace of Even ...
• 27 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Joy and music for the great feast of the mission: CAM 4 has begun Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - With much joy and missionary spirit, the Fourth American Missionary Congress (CAM 4) and the Ninth Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA 9) began last night November 26th. The Mass of inau ...
• 26 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "May this continent allow faith to grow in other continents", said Cardinal Filoni, Special Envoy of the Pope at CAM 4 Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides ) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Special Envoy of the Holy Father, arrived in Maracaibo (Venezuela), at the IV American Missionary Cong ...
• 26 November 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - FARC "authorize" the opening of churches in the south of the country, but only on Sundays Mocoa (Agenzia Fides) - In the Colombian department of Putumayo in the south of the country, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) allow churches to open only on Saturdays and Sundays and priests therefore can ce ...
• 25 November 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Violence against women is a social challenge", says Bishop Sanchez Durango (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Durango, His Exc. Mgr. Enrique Sánchez Martínez, invited the communit ...
• 25 November 2013
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Religious leaders’ appeal to stop violence against children and adolescents Colon (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Panama, His Exc. Mgr. José Domingo Ulloa, launched an appeal to the entire population, without distinction of creed, in order to stop violence, ill-treatment and abuse on childr ...
• 25 November 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Violence and Conflicts: Women suffer the most Medellín (Agenzia Fides) - In Colombia, about 70 % of women suffer all kinds of violence due to ongoing armed conflict, homicides, sexual abuse, torture and rape. On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimina ...
• 25 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - On the eve of the opening of CAM 4, the last phase of the continental missionary journey Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - There are only a few hours at the opening of the Fourth American Missionary Congress (CAM 4) and IX Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA 9), which will be held in Maracaibo (Venezuela), f ...
• 23 November 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - A community divided in two in order to protect the environment threatened by the Pascua Lama project Copiapo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Copiapó, Mgr. Gaspar Francisco Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F., attended the meeting of the Commission appointed to investigate the Pascua Lama project and highlighted th ...
• 23 November 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Nicaragua does not need any Constitution reform", the Bishops say Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "Nicaragua does not need any Constitution reform... They are not necessary reforms", say the Bishops of Nicaragua in a statement sent to Fides news agency. The statement published yesterday Nov ...
• 22 November 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Solidarity of the Chilean Church to the victims of the typhoon that hit the Philippines Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to the entire national community in order to show solidarity towards the Filipino people, who are suffering the serious consequences of Typhoon Haiyan, was addressed by the Episc ...
• 22 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Proclaiming the Gospel in a multicultural world: the opening of CAM 4 approaches Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - How to proclaim the Gospel and to bear witness today, in a changing world, a secular and multicultural world? This questioned will be addressed to more than 4,000 participants in the Fourth Am ...
• 21 November 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archbishop of Morelia calls on the population: "take shelter... there is violence in the street" Morelia (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Morelia, His Exc. Mgr. Alberto Suárez Inda, has urged people "to take shelter and be careful about the situation of insecurity that prevails in urban areas" following the cl ...
• 21 November 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "A story of injustice and inequality, it is time for a change": ready for Sunday's elections Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Executive Secretary of Caritas Pastoral of the Catholic Church in Honduras, Father Germán Calix, said speaking to a news agency, that the last 32 years of democracy in the country have ...
• 20 November 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Play for Life" campaign against human trafficking in view of the World Cup Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - About 150 religious from Brazil, together with representatives from Germany, Colombia, Bolivia and Uruguay, have launched the campaign "Play for Life" in Brasilia (DF), to raise awareness in so ...