America

• 16 January 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-After the violence in the town of Yapacaní, the Bishops call for "dialogue, respect for the dignity and sacredness of human life" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Bolivia have expressed their regret for the violent events that occurred in the municipality of Yapaní, which caused deaths and injuries, through a statement signed by Mgr. Oscar ...
• 16 January 2012
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Still no celebrations in the Cathedral occupied by the former combatants San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – One day to go to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the 20th "Peace Accords" in El Salvador (see Fides 04/01/2012) and the main church of this country, the Metropolitan Cathed ...
• 13 January 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The most urgent needs and expectations for 2012, first among all national reconciliation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The 97th Assembly of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference, CEV (see Fides 10/01/2012) has just ended with the publication of a Message to the people of God, entitled "2012: Year of national reco ...
• 13 January 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - "We must begin to appreciate life more": an appeal to stop violence in the area of Cajamarca Jaén (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, January 7 three armed men entered the police station in the district of Santa Rosa, province of Jaen, and killed three policemen cold-bloodedly, the pregnant wife of one of them and ...
• 12 January 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Two years after the earthquake there are still 600 000 people in tents, including seminarians": this is the testimony of the Apostolic Nuncio to Fides Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Exactly two years ago, on January 12, 2010, Haiti was devastated by a terrible earthquake. Fides collected the first, alarming and terrible news, on behalf of the Apostolic Nuncio, His Ex ...
• 12 January 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - More than 100 animators participated in the VI National Meeting of Missionary Childhood San Felipe (Agenzia Fides) - More than a hundred animators and leaders of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood, from 17 among dioceses and prelatures around the whole of Chile, gathered from 6 to 8 January for ...
• 11 January 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Casa de la Cristiandad", a soup kitchen for the poor and most vulnerable people has just opened Culiacan (Agenzia Fides) - "Casa de la Cristiandad", a soup kitchen for poor people, migrants, unemployed, drug addicts and alcoholics has opened recently, in Culiacan, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. ...
• 11 January 2012
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Cuban Catholic pilgrims living in Florida will go to Cuba to meet the Pope Miami (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Miami has confirmed a pilgrimage to Cuba to allow the Cuban Catholic devotees in South Florida to participate in the visit to the island of Pope Benedict XVI, scheduled for the ...
• 11 January 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Violence against children: the CIMI raises its voice and describes the real situation Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The murder of an indigenous child of Maranhão, burnt by wood smugglers (madeireiros) in October 2011, has recently provoked the indignation of many Brazilians manifested in social networks. Al ...
• 10 January 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - The President of Cor Unum, visits Santa Rosa’s birthplace and the poor on the outskirts of Lima Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Robert Sarah, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, is in Peru to visit the places where Santa Rosa de Lima lived. According to the note sent to Fides by the Archdiocese of Lima, s ...
• 10 January 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Sexual abuse and child abuse on behalf of intolerant parents and out of control Barranquilla (Agenzia Fides) - In Colombia, in the city of Barranquilla, Caribbean Region, in the months between January and November 2011, 611 sexual abuse on minors were registered, 503 on girls and 108 on boys. Accord ...
• 10 January 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI - The Haitian children are slowly returning to school, but there are still many challenges to face Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Two years after the massive earthquake that devastated the island, 750 thousand Haitian children are back at school, 80 000 in 193 seismic centers built to date by UNICEF. The United Nati ...
• 10 January 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The National Congress of youth pastoral, "a tsunami of faith and enthusiasm" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Everything is ready to start on 11 January, the National Congress of the youth pastoral. The organizers have confirmed the presence of more than 400 delegates, in addition to special guests a ...
• 10 January 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Padrón Sanchez new President of the episcopal Conference Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Diego Rafael Padrón Sanchez, Archbishop of Cumaná, was elected new President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (VEC) for the period 2012-2015. In the new group Mgr. José Luis Azua ...
• 9 January 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - Archbishop of Concepcion’s appeal for the fires: "we are faced with an emergency" Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) - An urgent appeal was launched by the Archbishop of Concepción, His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Chomali, to express solidarity to families who are suffering from the tragedy of the fires occurred in s ...