America

• 16 September 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Half a million women abort each year; the Christian churches "committed to life" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The issue on abortion will be on the agenda of the Commission of the Criminal Law of Deputies that will talk about this topic for the first time on Sept. 27. Representatives of those who su ...
• 15 September 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week of the Migrant: 4 million people have fled the country, even due to armed conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - This year's "Day of the Migrant" has become in Colombia the "Week of the Migrant". Therefore the space traditionally dedicated by the Catholic Church to think, work and pray so that understanding ...
• 14 September 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "Maybe the truth is round the corner": Mgr. Rosa Chavez on the death of Mgr. Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, His Exc. Mgr. Gregorio Rosa Chavez confirmed to Fides what he said at a press conference on Sunday, September 11, with regards to the recent publicatio ...
• 14 September 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The march of the indigenous towards La Paz stops, waiting for dialogue Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Santa Cruz has publicly complained about the fact that the government does not show any openness to dialogue with the natives who march towards the city of La Paz to de ...
• 13 September 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A few hours after the end of the Week of Peace, another priest was killed, the sixth in 2011 Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Colombia have expressed their deep sorrow and concern over the murder of don Gualberto Oviedo Arrieta, priest of Our Lady of Carmen in Capurganá (10 kilometers from the border wit ...
• 13 September 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - IX Meeting of the Brazilian missionaries in Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - From Friday 16 to Sunday 18 September, the ninth meeting of Brazilian missionaries who work in this country with the aim to share moments of spirituality, missionary experiences ...
• 13 September 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - A course on popular religiosity for new missionaries Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The department of Evangelization of the Commission for the missions of the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia, with the coordination of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), has organized a co ...
• 12 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Witnesses of the Word, Missionaries of the Gospel": XV Meeting of the Missionary Union of the Sick Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The department of Missions of the Episcopal Commission for prophetic Pastoral, the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Mexico and the diocese of San Juan de los ...
• 12 September 2011
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga denounces: the country experiences great moral crisis San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - The wave of violence that has steeped the country with blood has been severely condemned by Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, who stressed: "The crisis ...
• 9 September 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - In the Year of Life, the collection "Más por Menos" dedicated to the defense and promotion of life Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September, in all the communities in the country the 42nd national Collection "Más por Menos", promoted by the episcopate of Argentina will take place. In tune ...
• 8 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO -Go hungry or join drug dealing: the plight of many poor women Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Department of Public Safety of Oaxaca, one of the poorest States in Mexico, women account for 6% of the prison population in the Country. If the women's prison is not available i ...
• 7 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Poverty and unemployment also affects upper-middle classes Ciudad Juárez (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty in Ciudad Juárez is a consequence of rampant unemployment and lack of opportunities that allow people to move forward. From a recent survey conducted by religious and activists o ...
• 7 September 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Cry of the Excluded": today the people’s demonstration "for life, for rights" St. Paul (Agenzia Fides) - Today in most Brazilian states, the 17th edition of the "Cry of the Excluded" is celebrated (Grito de los/as excluidos/as), the people’s demonstration which has the support of the social pas ...
• 6 September 2011
  AMERICA/SAINT LUCIA - Centenary of the First Bishop of Castries, Mgr. Charles Gachet Castries (Agenzia Fides) - This year marks the centenary of the first Bishop of Castries, Bishop Charles Gachet, F.M.I. (Sons of the Immaculate Blessed Virgin Mary of France), born in France, in Vendee, on July 17, 1911 ...
• 6 September 2011
  AMERICA/CUBA - The country is experiencing a new moment in which Christian faith has been re-evaluated Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church hopes in the growth of religiosity within Cuban society, favored by the relaxing atmosphere of dialogue matured in the last decade, in particular after the visit of Pope John ...