America

• 14 November 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Solidarity Campaign promoted by the PMS for the victims of the volcanic ash Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the national secretariats of the four Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) gather in the region of Patagonia-Comahue with PMS Diocesan Directors to evaluate and propose lines of ac ...
• 14 November 2011
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Indigenous Women: the poorest of the poor, marginalized and discriminated Antigua (Agenzia Fides) - "Creating Opportunities" is a program launched by the international American NGO concerning public health, Population Council, in the Guatemalan province of Alta Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Sololá, ...
• 11 November 2011
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Marriage is the foundation of the family: the National Congress of the family is in progress Quito (Agenzia Fides) - From November 9 to 12, the Second National Congress of the Family on the theme "Family, work and free day- The Ecuadorian family in mission: work and feast day at the service of the person and the ...
• 10 November 2011
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY-The family, a solid presence in society: a pastoral letter is under review on behalf of the Bishops Asunción (Agenzia Fides) – The 192nd Assembly of the Bishops of Paraguay is being held, and among the various issues brought to the attention of the Episcopate, the Catholic University is dealing with preparing a pas ...
• 10 November 2011
  AMERICA/CHILE - The young and the "Youth Mission" at the center of the next Assembly of the Episcopate Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The 102th Plenary Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Chile will begin on Monday, November 14 till Friday 18 November in Punta de Tralca. 32 bishops currently in office will attend the Asse ...
• 9 November 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-To teach the values in order to put an end to violence: the Church's commitment to public education Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The 92nd Plenary Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (CEM) is being held in Cuautitlan Izcalli. There are a hundred Bishops and 3 Cardinals attending this meeting: Juan Sandova ...
• 9 November 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Maryknoll Missionaries: A video tells the story of the missions in Latin America Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Because of the Centenary of the foundation (see Fides 31/10/2011), the Maryknoll Missionaries (Society for Foreign Missions of the United States of America) have made a video that shows the e ...
• 8 November 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - After the death of the FARC leader, the Church reaffirms that the path to peace is dialogue and not violence Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (ECC), His Exc. Mgr. Juan Vicente Córdoba, Auxiliary of Bucaramanga, has expressed the hope that the death of the Revolutionary Armed Forces ...
• 8 November 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-Help countries improve their school feeding programs Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) - In many countries, the most economically disadvantaged, if one wants to increase attendance and enrollment in schools it is essential to provide school meals. In addition, this type of initia ...
• 8 November 2011
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - A retired general president of Guatemala Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The retired general Otto Perez Molina, who had promised an implacable struggle against the violence generated by drug trafficking, was declared winner of presidential elections on Novembe ...
• 7 November 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Archbishop of San Salvador calls on the government to improve initiatives against violence San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church has called on the Salvadoran government to improve the security plan because so far it has failed to achieve the goal of reducing violence, indeed, this has become "a cr ...
• 7 November 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - USCMA: a rich missionary history of study, dialogue and collaboration Miami (Agenzia Fides) - "The USCMA Annual Mission Conference is probably the only national Conference that brings together missionaries (religious men and women, lay people, diocesan directors and clergy) together in the ...
• 4 November 2011
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "The Church is immersed in society and cannot avoid being involved in everything that happens": The Bishops analyze the reality of the country Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (ECP) is preparing to analyze the national and ecclesial reality in the context of the next ordinary meeting in the year 2011, which will take place from M ...
• 4 November 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Sad record for the city of Oaxaca: 1500 children die every year from zero to 14 years of age Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest World Health Organization estimates the main causes of infant death each year are due to infections and accidents. The leading cause among children included in the age gro ...
• 4 November 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Between 2006 and 2009, 3,540 complaints of bullying were presented in Colombia. 56 percent of those who were subject to harassment is represented by women. This was reported in the November issu ...