America

• 24 January 2012
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The II Symposium of preparation for the CAM4 has started: multiculturalism, the challenge to mission Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - Under the slogan "multi-cultural present and future, the challenge for the mission", the work of the Second International Symposium on Missiology opened today, January 23 whose main goal is ...
• 23 January 2012
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-"To become a fraternal and fair Nation" Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez at the feast of the Virgin of Altagracia Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, has asked the Dominican people to join efforts and determination to overcome the situation of violence and moral ...
• 23 January 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO-Gunmen burst into a chapel and shoot against the faithful: 7 people died, 5 were injured Corral Falso (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday night, January 21, a group of armed men burst into a chapel in the community of Corral Falso, in the municipality of Atoyac de Alvarez, and opened fire on the faithful who had ...
• 21 January 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Peru, will have a new president Lima (Agenzia Fides) -With a Mass concelebrated by all the Bishops of Peru, on January 23 the 99th Plenary Assembly of Peruvian Bishops will begin. The event, which ends on January 27, will be held at the headquarters of ...
• 21 January 2012
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-The week dedicated to Peace ends today San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "The Assembly for Peace," the week dedicated to the "World Day of Peace" of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, (14-21 January) ends today. The purpose is to spread the Message for World Day o ...
• 20 January 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Educating for justice, peace, social and political commitment": three days of formation for young people Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme "education for justice, peace, social and political commitment", the Social Pastoral Commission of the Archdiocese of Concepcion together with the Catholic University of the Ho ...
• 20 January 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bill to establish the "Council of Religious Freedom and Equity": for the Church it interferes in internal decisions Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Ecuador criticized the draft law on religious freedom and religious equality, which suggests among other things, the creation of a "Council of Religious Freedom and Equity", ...
• 19 January 2012
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - A reflection for the 50 years of the Episcopal Conference, serving the Church and society, in truth and without violence Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Dominican Republic prepared a pastoral Letter entitled "50th anniversary of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED)", in which they present their mission in great deta ...
• 19 January 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - III National Missionary Congress of the clergy and of consecrated life: "to be authentic witnesses and credible proclaimers in today's world" Callao (Agenzia Fides) - The press office of the diocese of Callao sent Fides a note on the III National Missionary Congress which will take place in Callao from February 2 to 5 at the sports complex of the San Jose Scho ...
• 18 January 2012
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Food emergency for hundreds of indigenous communities without provisions due to drought Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - At least 313 indigenous communities are mostly affected by lack of food caused by the drought which has affected Paraguay since the end of November, for this reason President Fernando Lugo sig ...
• 18 January 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Lima Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Beginning today, January 18, and extends until 25 January, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The event, held in Lima, is sponsored by the Commission for Catechesis, for the Biblical Pastoral ...
• 18 January 2012
  AMERICA/CUBA - The reasons for the Pope’s visit and the places where he will travel to: a video of the Diocese of Holguín Holguin (Agenzia Fides) - The Cuban Church is preparing for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, which will take place from March 26 to 28. For this reason, the Diocese of Holguín has prepared a video that covers the preparatio ...
• 18 January 2012
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Confusing situation among politicians, but the defense of the family is always a priority Piribebuy (Agenzia Fides) - With the presence of hundreds of faithful, the feast of the National Shrine Ñandejára guasu or Sweet Name of Jesus was celebrated. His Exc. Mgr. Claudio Gimenez, Bishop of the Diocese of Ca ...
• 17 January 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The baptized should have greater participation in the social context": Cardinal Rivera during the XVI pilgrimage of the Archdiocese of Mexico Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Archbishop of Mexico, encouraged all the baptized, especially the laity to participate in the elections to be held July and to take a leading role because b ...
• 17 January 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-With a missionary spirit at the service of children, "treasures of the Church" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) -The "School of the IAM Animators" (Missionary Childhood and Adolescence) was opened yesterday in Buenos Aires, two levels (children and teenagers) will be held at the headquarters of the Ani ...