America

• 9 March 2013
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The "Electoral Ethics Pact" promoted by the Church signed by the parties, not by the government Panama (Agenzia Fides) - The "Electoral Ethics Pact", promoted ahead of the 2014 elections by the Catholic Church in Panama City, was signed by all political parties in the country, except for the one currently in power, ...
• 8 March 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - No to the exploitation of gold in Matagalpa, the clergy’s statement Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Matagalpa with its Bishop His Exc. Mgr. Rolando Alvarez Lagos, is opposed to the proposed opening of gold mines in the area. The position was clarified in a statement presented ...
• 8 March 2013
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The truce between the gangs is a positive iniative, but more needs to be done San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The "truce" between the gangs in El Salvador is defined as "positive", because it has saved the lives of about 2,000 people. This was reported by the Security Minister David Munguia Payes a ...
• 7 March 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Tomorrow a Mass for the late President Chavez presided over by Cardinal Urosa in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Mass in honor of the late President of Venezuela Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias will be held tomorrow Friday, March 8 at 7 pm in the Church of Santa Maria ai Monti, Via della Madonna dei Monti, ...
• 7 March 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Education should become a benefit for everyone is what the Bishop of Rancagua hopes Rancagua (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the school year Mgr. Alejandro Goic, Bishop of Rancagua (Chile), hopes that "education can become a benefit for everyone, especially the poor." "The legitimate demands of th ...
• 6 March 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Death of Chavez: Cardinal Urosa Savino will celebrate Mass for the repose in Rome Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, will celebrate a "Mass" in honor of the late President of Venezuela Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias in Rome, where he is to attend the conclave that ...
• 6 March 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "Education is the key to the development of the country": Assembly of Bishops has begun Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - What began on Monday, March 4 in Asuncion is an assembly of Bishops dedicated to the central theme of education as a key to the development of the country. The Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' ...
• 5 March 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "The participation of citizens in political life, frees people from violence," the Bishops’ message Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Honduras has launched an appeal to work for reconciliation and to "overcome the divisions and conflicts that weaken us against our real enemies: corruption, injus ...
• 5 March 2013
  AMERICA/PANAMA - "Do not give support to candidates who do not sign the Electoral Ethics Pact" insists the Church Panama (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church has re-launched its appeal to all political parties to sign the Panamanian electoral ethical pact to prevent violence and ensure peaceful and transparent elections in May 2014 ...
• 4 March 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO – A 13-year-old hired assassin killed: the local Bishop’s appeal to families Zacatecas (Agenzia Fides) - "The State must do its part as well as the Church and especially the family must sow values," said Mgr. Sigifredo Noriega Barceló, Bishop of the diocese of Zacatecas. "In these times of chang ...
• 4 March 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Do not forget the poor," the church calls for new social order Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Poverty should be regarded as a social evil that demeans the person. Even more serious, in Honduras, poverty, leading to the "manipulation" and the "enslavement" of the people," said the ed ...
• 1 March 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The conflict over the land is also ruining our culture," say the indigenous communities Luziânia (Agenzia Fides) - The question of land ownership was the focus of traditional communities, which was held from February 25 to 28 in Luziânia (in the State of Goias in central Brazil). The event was attended by ...
• 1 March 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Justice for 1500 orphans of the civil conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - There are 1,542 children who lost their parents in the civil war analysed by the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF) in the departments of Antioquia, Casanare and Nariño. In a note se ...
• 28 February 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The new Nuncio: Holy See and Nicaragua together for the common good and for the family Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The new Apostolic Nuncio in Nicaragua, His Excellency, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, said during the presentation of his credentials to President Daniel Ortega, that the Holy See intends "to ...
• 27 February 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - From "Flashmob" to new evangelization Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Mission travels underground, on undergrounds: on Saturday 9th March, a group of young Catholics will get on the underground in Mexico City to bring the message of Christ to thousands of peop ...