America

• 3 September 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Colombia, a priest was killed in the mining town of Marmato Marble (Agenzia Fides) - The priest from the mining town of Marmato, in the department of Caldas in the west of Colombia, Father Jose Reinel Restrepo Idárraga, was killed by unknown assailants, according to information ...
• 3 September 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - 100 years of the Maryknoll missionaries, the celebrations in Peru Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "The task of the missionary is to go where there is need, to be loved, but not to become necessary." This was James Anthony Walsh’s motto, a member, now deceased, of the Society of the Maryknoll ...
• 2 September 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES-The United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) celebrates 30 years Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Catholic Mission Association celebrates 30 years of promoting mission and global solidarity. "The 30 years anniversary of USCMA is a celebration of loyalty and radical commi ...
• 2 September 2011
  AMERICA/HAITI-There is lack of information and protection to ensure proper health care to women Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - After one and a half years since the terrible earthquake that devastated Haiti, women and girls of the island are still heavily exposed to maternal and child deaths due to lack of access ...
• 2 September 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - The pilgrimage of the relics of St. Therese of Lisieux in Peru have started Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the celebrations for the centenary of the presence of the Discalced Carmelites in Peru (1911-2011), the relics of St. Therese of Lisieux arrived in Peru. According to the program pre ...
• 2 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - First national meeting of "Juntos por Mexico": 8 million Mexicans demonstrate in favor of the family Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - More than eight million between adults and young people who are part of the lay movements and organizations grouped in the Association for Episcopal Laity (DELAI), celebrated their first nat ...
• 2 September 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - The Peruvian Bishops express support for the Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Maldonado Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops present at the Special Meeting of 98th Peruvian Episcopal Conference, taking place in these days, have decided to publicly support His Exc. Mgr. Francisco González Hernánd ...
• 1 September 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - Meeting of the Bolivarian countries PMS: new media in the service of mission Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivarian region countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela) are living a special moment of missionary work: from Monday 29, August until Friday, September 2, the National Direc ...
• 1 September 2011
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Cardinal Jesús López Rodríguez to the media: "Criminal violence provoked by drug dealers needs to be stopped" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - "What is happening in Santiago de los Caballeros is a scandal, we must stop the criminal violence provoked by drug dealers": with these words Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, ...
• 31 August 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Secretary General of PSMC visits Argentina for the first time Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood (PSMC) Baptistine Ralamboarison, visited Argentina for the first time since starting the job. According to informatio ...
• 31 August 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "We ask the intercession of John Paul II for peace in Mexico": the pilgrimage of the relics begins Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral of Mexico presented the program of activities that will take place from September 5 to 9, on the occasion of the veneration of the relics of Blessed John Paul II: "it is an oc ...
• 30 August 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-Solidarity on behalf of Cardinal Terrazas with the brothers of Tipnis who are protesting for the construction of the highway Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - During his homily last Sunday, August 28, Cardinal Julio Terrazas, Archbishop of Santa Cruz, asked everyone’s solidarity for all the brothers who are leading a march against the constructio ...
• 30 August 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-Another native has died because of violence, the denunciation on behalf of IMIC Cachoeirinha (Agenzia Fides) - An indigenous youth involved in the attack against the school bus in Terena de Cachoeirinha has died. On June 3, 2011 an incendiary bottle was launched against the school bus with 30 high s ...
• 29 August 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-One hundred thousand meals a day for the most needy: the Food Bank of the Archdiocese of Bogota celebrates 10 years of service Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Because of the 10 years since the founding of the "Banco de Alimentos" of the Archdiocese of Bogota, more than 400 nonprofit organizations that assist the most vulnerable and are on the books of ...
• 29 August 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - After Father Pupiro’s assassination: "We will continue to denounce injustice, corruption and violence, although we put our lives at risk", says Mgr. Baez Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The auxiliary Bishop of Managua, His Exc. Mgr. Silvio Baez, said that the Catholic Church will not remain silent before the abuses and illegality that occur in Nicaragua, although priests put th ...