America
13 December 2011
AMERICA/GUATEMALA-Most Guatemalan children are insecure and fear violence
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - There are many Guatemalan children who feel insecure and fear violence as they go to school. According to a recent survey, 8 out of 10 fear theft, bus accidents, dangerous situations. The ...
13 December 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-The Pope confirms his visit to Cuba and Mexico, while 6 million faithful pray the "morenita" in the Mexican Sanctuary
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI announced his next pastoral visit to Latin America during the "Misa Criolla" celebrated yesterday afternoon, December 12, in St. Peter's for the feast of Our Lady of Guadal ...
12 December 2011
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "As a Bible for Peace", the new proposals from the general consultation
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, Monsignor Gregorio Rosa Chavez, has announced that the Catholic Church is preparing for a new "Peace Agreement" initiative, similar to the one that 20 ...
12 December 2011
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops: "Immigration: an issue of 50 States"
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Activity bustles in the American Church in preparation for the "National Migration Week," which will take place in dioceses across the country from 8 to 14 January. Meanwhile, more than 5 000 ...
10 December 2011
AMERICA/CANADA-The bishops of Canada to Haiti in solidarity 2 years after the earthquake
Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) -The president and vice president of the Canadian Episcopla Conference, respectively Mgr. Richard Smith and Mgr. Paul-André Durocher, will be present from 14 to 21 December next at a solidarity mi ...
10 December 2011
AMERICA/CHILE-Appeal on behalf of Mgr. Ezzati, to restore the dignity of prisoners
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) -With a small tree in their arms, blessed during the Eucharist celebrated in the Church Cathedral, 81 families returned home to plant and grow it in memory of "an absent but always present". We a ...
9 December 2011
AMERICA/CUBA - "Cuba is experiencing a new springtime of faith," the Pope's visit to the island has been announced
Havana (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of the National Pilgrimage of "Our Lady of Caridad del Cobre," the Bishops of Cuba issued a message for the Marian Jubilee Year which celebrates 400 years of the finding of the ...
9 December 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - 2013: Year of Childhood and Adolescence Mission (IAM) in Brazil
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, December 8, at the national headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Brasilia, the 16th National Assembly on Missionary Childhood and Adolescence (IAM) started, whic ...
7 December 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-Stop the pre-election excitement and solve real problems, asks the Archdiocese of Mexico, including the indifference and contempt for migrants
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico has asked all the political institutions of the country to stop the pre-election "excitement" and to deal responsibly with national emergencies that are far from th ...
7 December 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The National Agreement for Reconciliation and Peace: the Church is committed to the Colombian community
Villavicencio (Agenzia Fides) - In the second phase of the National Agreement for Reconciliation and Peace (NARP), on December 5, a forum and meeting on peace-building was held in the city of Villavicencio. The event, he ...
6 December 2011
AMERICA/PERU -Calm returns in Cajamarca, the Church supports dialogue for a permanent solution
Cajamarca (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Cajamarca is returning to its normal activities without any kind of public concern, said the Minister of the Interior, Oscar Valdes Dancuart yesterday, speaking to a national radio ...
6 December 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - A truce to violence, at least for the Christmas season
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Cuernavaca (Morelos) in Mexico, Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras joined the request for a truce for Christmas proposed to the drug cartels by the poet and journalist Javier ...
5 December 2011
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Church calls for respect towards indigenous people and the defense of their rights
Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Paraguay urged indigenous people to be united and defend their communities, their families, lands and natural resources. This is what His Exc. Mgr.Lucio ALfert, Bishop of the Apo ...
5 December 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - The number of children infected by HIV is increasing in Chiapas
Tuxtla (Agenzia Fides) - HIV-positive children in the Mexican state of Chiapas continue to increase. The "Fundación Nuestro Hogar en Chiapas" currently assists 40 indigenous children of the North and Altos affected by A ...
5 December 2011
AMERICA/CUBA - Cardinal Ortega publicly blesses athletes and baseball fans
Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "I hope that my blessing is able to cross the walls of the stadium and reach all the fans who are there, and all the players playing today". With these words, in an event that is unprecedented, t ...
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