America

• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA – Mgr. Scarpellini appointed Bishop of El Alto El Alto (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Bascopé, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of El Alto (Bolivia), in a note sent to Fides thanks God for the gift of a new bishop for the diocese: His Exc. Mgr. Eug ...
• 25 July 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - A century of commitment to re-educate and reintegrate young people in need Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral of Managua was crowded with faithful for the celebration of the Holy Mass, presided by His Exc. Mgr. Leopoldo José Brenes, Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua, who gave rise to the ...
• 25 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "We want a life without violence": the Bishops re-launch young people's concerns Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Tehuantepec and San Cristobal de Las Casas (Chiapas) are very concerned because the conditions of poverty and lack of opportunities for young people may lead them to enter int ...
• 24 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The murder of father Nachito must not go unpunished", said the Archbishop Romo Muñoz Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - "The murder of father Nachito must not go unpunished", said the Archbishop of Tijuana, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Romo Muñoz, after learning the sad news of the death of Father Ignacio Cortez Alvarez ...
• 24 July 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "The protests of farmers in Catatumbo are justified," says the Bishop President of "Prodepaz" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The protests of farmers in Catatumbo are justified. It is true that they have come to extreme measures, and no one can agree with this, but I think that the same situation experienced by Colombi ...
• 23 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO – A priest has been killed in the region of Baja California Ensenada (Agenzia Fides) - Father Ignacio Cortez Alvarez, pastor of the church "María Auxiliadora", was killed in his home in the city of Ensenada, in the region of Baja California. The lifeless body of the priest was f ...
• 23 July 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church participates in the national disarmament plan Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church, through the President of the Episcopal Conference, His Exc. Mgr. Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez, Archbishop of Cumana, has confirmed his support for the disarmament plan of t ...
• 23 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Greater protection concerning the human rights of immigrants is needed Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - To protect and promote the human rights of immigrants through the assistance and management of their main problems is the goal of the National Commission of Human Rights Program (CNDH). The ...
• 22 July 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - WYD: Success of Missionary Week and in particular the meetings on peace Petropolis (Agenzia Fides) - There were about 1,800 young people from El Salvador, Guatemala, the Philippines, Venezuela and Colombia who reached the parish of Guapimirim in the Diocese of Petrópolis, in the state of Ri ...
• 22 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO – Stop with extortion and threats to priests and parishes: complaint of the Bishop of Cuernavaca Morelos (Agenzia Fides) - A priest was the victim of extortion, death threats and the subject of an attempted murder: an incident that has caused deep concern for His Exc. Mgr. Ramon Castro Castro, Bishop of Cuernavaca, ...
• 19 July 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - WYD: thousands of young people discover the spirit and missionary commitment Itaiupu (Agenzia Fides) - Accompanying young people participating in the World Youth Day in Rio De Janeiro to "get to know and fall in love with the missionary spirit": is the goal of the Pontifical Mission Societies in ...
• 19 July 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - World Youth Day and the Catholic religion: What kind of Brazil will Pope Francis find? Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The organizers of World Youth Day expect more than a million young pilgrims from 170 countries in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil is a land with approximately 123 million Catholics and more than 400 bis ...
• 18 July 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA – Farmers in the region of Catatumbo evicted from oil companies Catatumbo (Agenzia Fides) - Catatumbo is one of the poorest areas of Colombia, which is situated in the northern department of Santander. In the region there are no public services and infrastructures and there is so muc ...
• 17 July 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - A radio: 55 years at the service of evangelization Puno (Agenzia Fides) - "Radio Onda Azul" is a means of communication that supports the missionary work of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Puno in Peru and works to promote the presence of the Christian message in t ...
• 16 July 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Disciples in a multicultural world: IV American Missionary Congress Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Missionary disciples of Jesus Christ in a secular and multicultural world": this is the title of the fourth American Missionary Congress (9th Missionary Congress of Latin American) (CAM 4 - Com ...