America

• 16 November 2012
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "United for life and for peace," the Catholic initiative to support the truce among the gangs San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "We, the Bishops and pastors of different denominations will meet on Saturday, November 17 for a pastoral initiative for life and for peace. The families of gang members and members of our ...
• 16 November 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Controversy over a provision that hurts the religious sensibility of the sick Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The fundamental right to freedom of worship in force in the country was asked by the Archbishop of Cuenca, His Excellency Mons Luis Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., following the relocation of a statue of ...
• 15 November 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "We cannot close our eyes or keep silent before the serious problems the country faces " Bishops during the 50th Episcopal Conference Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Bolivian Bishops reiterated their concerns and said they will be careful and will not remain silent before the serious problems that threaten the country. Their purpose is contained in the me ...
• 15 November 2012
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "This suffering must end": The Bishops call for an immigration reform in 2013 Baltimore (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Los Angeles, His Exc. Mgr. Jose Gomez, who chairs the Committee on Migration of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the United States of America (USCCB), urged re-elected Pres ...
• 14 November 2012
  AMERICA/CUBA - A "sheet" that managed to arrive where the Church did not arrive...for 50 years Havana (Agenzia Fides) –Talking is still going on, in parishes and among the people of Cuba with regards to the celebration held on Sunday, November 4, presided over by Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Archbishop of Havana, for ...
• 14 November 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Peace process is necessary but difficult," said Cardinal Salazar Gomez Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace process is a necessary process. In Colombia it is very difficult to achieve a military victory, not because our army is not adequately prepared, but for the geographical conditions and for ...
• 13 November 2012
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Catholics and New Media: New opportunities to evangelize the digital continent Washington (Agenzia Fides) - 62 percent of adult U.S. Catholics, representing an estimated 36.2 million people, have a profile on Facebook; 58 percent of Catholics age of 30 and under share content such as pictures, art ...
• 13 November 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Girls bought for 10 euro, the complaint of a missionary Sao Gabriel (Agenzia Fides) - There are already 12 complaints which were submitted last month to the authorities of Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, in the Brazilian town on the border with Colombia, from as many girls who put ...
• 13 November 2012
  AMERICA/PERU- Forced labor for 200 000 children in the region of Puno Puno (Agenzia Fides) - According to the complaints of the Regional Committee for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour of the Regional Directorate of Labour of Puno, in Peru, 200,000 children are forced to work ...
• 12 November 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mass and parish meetings in the evening have been cancelled because of violence ; prayer for peace St. Paul (Agenzia Fides) - Given the increase in acts of violence and the increasing number of murders in the state of São Paulo, the Metropolitan Archbishop, Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, recommended the faithful to pr ...
• 12 November 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI - More tragedy for the people of Haiti: New floods cause death and devastation Cap Haitien (Agenzia Fides) - Tragedy continues to fall on the most disadvantaged populations. After Hurricane Sandy, new flooding return to devastate Haiti, with 16 deaths recorded since last Friday, November 9 in Cap H ...
• 12 November 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Assembly of the Missionaries: to strengthen faith for the Permanent Mission and contribute to a New Evangelization. Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission for the Missions of the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference organizes the General Assembly of the National Missionary Center and of the Pontifical Mission Societies, which will be held ...
• 10 November 2012
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Earthquake in Guatemala : 52 victims, the plan of aid and solidarity has begun San Marcos (Agenzia Fides) – 52 people have died due to the earthquake on November 7, while 22 people are still considered missing, according to the report of Caritas Guatemala, sent to Fides Agency. Official figures s ...
• 10 November 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Reconciliation does not mean" blank state" and even less impunity, we must engage in the search for truth," the Bishops say Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Truth concerning the years of military dictatorship and justice for the victims of violence. Is what the Argentinean Bishops hope in the document published yesterday, November 9, at the end ...
• 9 November 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We are asking for help to get out of violence": the appeal of the Diocese of Buenaventura Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - "We are asking help to national and international opinion so that they pay attention towards Buenaventura, in order to get out of violence": this is the appeal by His Exc. Mgr. Héctor Epal ...