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14 May 2011
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-Violence in Santo Domingo: "One does not want to recognize the seriousness of this evil" complains Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, warned about the "seriousness and complexity" in which violence is manifested today in Dominican society and urged t ...
14 May 2011
AMERICA/JAMAICA - From Kingston an ecumenical appeal for peace-building in all environments
Kingston (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, May 22 the Sunday World Peace will be celebrated in Kingston, Jamaica. Christians are particularly invited on this occasion to be peacemakers in their communities, including the of ...
13 May 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL-Updates on the Missionary Project of Solidarity of the Church of Brazil in Haiti
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - In an interview with the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil, the President of the Conference of Religious of Brazil (CRB), Sister Marian Ambrosio, and the ...
13 May 2011
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "United to solve the problems of humanity": the Nuncio at the XIV International Book Fair
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, Nuncio apostolic in the Dominican Republic, considers division among Christians a "great tragedy of humanity". This was said in the context of the conference ...
12 May 2011
AMERICA/NICARAGUA-The national prayer Crusade of the Rosary for peace in Nicaragua has began
Rivas (Agenzia Fides) - With great enthusiasm and devotion, the faithful Catholics of Rivas have welcomed the 11 Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua who have arrived in this town which lies about 113 km sout ...
12 May 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-After the attacks against the Cathedral of Mexico City and other places of worship, a law on religious freedom is urgent
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Desde la Fe, a weekly Catholic magazine widespread in Mexico, has called for a law that protects the religious freedom of Mexicans. In recent months the country has been the scene of numerou ...
12 May 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-Mexican Episcopate website off-line for cyber attack
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Paola Rios, head of the digital Communication and Press Office of the Mexican Episcopal Conference (CEM), reported that the site of this organism is off-line due to a massive cyber attack su ...
11 May 2011
AMERICA/ARGENTINA-"Christian`s responsibility in social commitment": The social Week in Gualeguaychú
Gualeguaychú (Agenzia Fides) - Friday, May 13, at the hall Juan Pablo II (Leguizamon 269, Concepción del Uruguay, 40 km. from Gualeguaychú), the First Social Week of the Diocese of Gualeguaychú will open, with the sl ...
11 May 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA-Bishops' Message to the People of God: " Risen Christ, our great hope"
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The 91st Assembly of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference, (BEC) (see Fides 05/05/2011, 10/05/2011) ended with the reading of a message to the people of God announced by His Exc . Archbishop Os ...
10 May 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA-"How sad it would be if a Church that proclaims the Word of Life remained silent," reprimands Cardinal Terrazas
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in the celebration on Sunday, May 8 for the Third Anniversary of the Permanent Mission in Bolivia, asked all Catholics ...
9 May 2011
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-"The reorganization of the capital without including violence, but dialogue, " says Archbishop Escobar Alas
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church approves the decision of the President of the Republic, Mauricio Funes, who extends by one year the presence in the capital of the Armed Forces with the responsibility f ...
9 May 2011
AMERICA/HAITI-It is urgent to help Haitians affected by the earthquake to become self-sufficient
West Hartford (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the enormous aid to the Haitian people hit by an earthquake 16 months ago, the Caribbean nation still needs a lot of support. A note of the Catholic Transcript, the magazine of ...
9 May 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA-Ignorance, fear and precariousness of services: are the main causes of 37% maternal deaths recorded each year
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Every year 37% of maternal deaths are recorded in health centers in Bolivia. According to data by the organization Visión Mundial, more than 17 000 kids and 600 mothers die annually in the count ...
9 May 2011
AMERICA/ARGENTINA -"United to promote the integral development and to eliminate poverty": concluded the First Congress on the social doctrine of the church
Rosario (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Commission for the Social Pastoral, Archbishop Jorge Casaretto, Bishop of the Diocese of San Isidro, said that the Church of Argentina recognizes "all the progress ...
7 May 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO-March for Peace, "the authorities must not be afraid to listen to the voice of the people, " says the Bishop of Saltillo
Cuernavaca (Agenzia Fides) – The "March for peace, justice and dignity. " started May 5 in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca, in the state of Morelos. More than 150 social organizations and other leading personalities jo ...
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