America

• 5 September 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - New strategies and new technologies for missionary animation in the countries of the Andean region Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - From August 27 to September 1, the III Meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Andean region countries was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The objective of this meeting was to p ...
• 4 September 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A soup kitchen to accommodate street children and migrants Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of Central American young children, mostly Guatemalan children, wander the streets of Tapachula, in Chiapas, work 10 to 12 hours a day for paltry remuneration, selling sweets, some ar ...
• 4 September 2012
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Honduras continues to be stained with blood by violence," the complaint of the Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Pineda, urged the faithful to act in a consistent manner with the Catholic religion, to counter the violence that has bloodied t ...
• 4 September 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - "March for life and peace": Church and civil authorities promote commitment for safety Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) -On 1 September the "March of commitment for life and peace " was held, led by the Archbishop of Trujillo, His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM., and representatives of the various institut ...
• 4 September 2012
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - 90% of street children use drugs: it is alarm for the most vulnerable Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - 90% of Paraguayan children living on the streets is dependent on drugs. This is the sad reality that has emerged from a study by the National Secretariat for Childhood and Adolescence called I ...
• 3 September 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church, waiting for dialogue of peace, prepares for the "Week for Peace" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In a climate of hope that the contacts of the government with the FARC to reach concrete results, Colombia is getting ready for the annual "Week for Peace". "President Juan Manuel Santos has alwa ...
• 3 September 2012
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - More than 4000 young people committed to becoming missionary disciples: 34th National Youth Day Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of more than 4,200 young people took part, in silence, in prayer and meditation, in the 34th National Youth Day in Uruguay. According to information sent to Fides Agency, hundreds of ...
• 31 August 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI - One child out of 10 is compelled to forced work: they are the restavek, invisible and vulnerable victims Port au Prince - With 225,000 working children, mainly girls between 5 and 17 years of age, child labor, a form of modern slavery, is unfortunately a very common practice in Haiti and is continually increasing since the ...
• 30 August 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Next Sunday there will a collection in all the churches for the victims of the explosion at the refinery in Amuay and of natural disasters Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September, all the churches in Caracas will become centers for food, medicine and equipment to be sent to those who in recent weeks have been the victims of natu ...
• 29 August 2012
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Alert for the risk of a dengue epidemic Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Paraguayan health authorities have warned the country about the risk of a serious outbreak of dengue. According to data reported by the Directorate for Health Control, the majority of case ...
• 29 August 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Decisive support" of the Bishops in the talks of the government with the rebels for a negotiating table of peace Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Convinced that dialogue is the only way to achieve peace, the Bishops of Colombia have welcomed with joy and hope the proclamation of the President of the Republic about the exploratory talks wi ...
• 28 August 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "The House of the Child" also opens to 15 HIV-positive young children and their families Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to an initiative by a group of Italian and Bolivian volunteers, in 1993 "The House of the Child" was born in Bogota, a reception center that takes care of children with disabilities, HIV a ...
• 28 August 2012
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Alarm for the phenomenon of forced pregnancies of young girls and adolescents Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of Nicaraguan girls who get pregnant at a very young age is becoming increasingly alarming. In the country, one of the poorest in Latin America, home to 5.8 million people, in the ...
• 27 August 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops' pain for the explosion in the refinery in Amuay that caused 41 deaths Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference has expressed "deep sorrow" of the entire Episcopate for the tragic events that took place at dawn on Saturday, August 25 in the refinery in ...
• 27 August 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Armed conflict and hunger threaten the extinction of many indigenous groups Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Internal armed conflict and poverty put the majority of the 102 indigenous peoples of Colombia at risk, where Aboriginal people are a little more than 1.37 million, just 3.36% of the national tot ...