America

• 16 November 2011
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "The family is called to treasure the transmission of faith, it must become supportive and missionary" the conclusions of the Second Congress for the Family Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Ecuador has published the conclusions of the II National Congress of the Family, held simultaneously in Quito, Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Loja and Tena, from 9 to 12 Novemb ...
• 15 November 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Afropaz Project: to change the situation of 4 million Afro-descendants excluded from society Bogota (Agenzia Fides ) - The Afropaz project has started a new phase in Colombia, an initiative coordinated by the National Secretariat of Social Pastoral/Caritas and the National Association of Mayors of the Municipali ...
• 15 November 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Food Security, prices increase and obesity endangers the Brazilian population Salvador de Bahia (Agenzia Fides) - The Fourth National Conference on Food Security has just ended, in the State of Bahia. Organized by the Conselho Nacional de Segurança Alimentar and Nutricional (CONSEA), 2 000 partic ...
• 15 November 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Recognizing the limits and demonstrating without violence": the President of the Episcopal Conference after the elections Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua, the Archbishop of Managua, Mgr.Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano said there was a lack of transparency in the elections held on November 6, ...
• 14 November 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Ecology and environment: the Bishops are preparing a pastoral letter La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The 92nd Bolivian Episcopate Assembly has been on since Thursday 10 November and has three important issues on its agenda: the permanent diaconate, the statutes of the Bolivian Episcopal Conferen ...
• 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 ...