America

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  22 February 2022
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Fires have been ravaging Corrientes and Misiones for weeks: appeal from Caritas, pilgrimage of the Virgin of Itati Corrientes (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the seriousness of the situation caused by the numerous fires that affect the northeastern region of Argentina, in particular the provinces of Misiones and Corrientes, Caritas Arge ...
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  21 February 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - Solidarity campaign to help hundreds of families affected by the oil spill Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The solidarity campaign "Help us to help" has been launched to assist families affected by the oil spill that occurred at the La Pampilla refinery, in the district of Ventanilla (Callao), on Januar ...
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  19 February 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Gospel and the poor, the "missionary program" of Radio Vicentina Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Commentaries on the Gospel of the day and popular Spanish music, programs on Chilean music and the Pope's Wednesday audience, a young Venezuelan who illustrates the most important cult ...
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  18 February 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops: "It is time to stop wasting time in the instrumentalization of justice" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask that the reform process be started, once and for all, with the participation and consensus of all the institutions and active forces of the country", since "it is urgent to have an adequa ...
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  18 February 2022
  AMERICA - Archbishop Dal Toso: "Faith, missio ad gentes and universality, founding elements of the charism of the PMS" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting of the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the American continent took place on a virtual platform: the works were inaugurated by Msgr. Giampietro Dal To ...
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  17 February 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Monsignor Centellas: "Carnival should not be the occasion for a new wave of Covid-19" Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us maintain biosecurity measures, carnival is arriving, but the pandemic continues. Everyone's responsibility is to take care of themselves and respect health measures. Carnival should not be ...
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  17 February 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Petropolis launches urgent call for help after the storm Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask every Catholic Christian, men and women of good will, to share the pain of those who have lost what little they had, victims of the climate tragedy. We especially support the bereaved a ...
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  16 February 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Lenten Campaign for a three-year period will be in support of vulnerable families affected by Covid-19 Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - This year the Fraternity Lenten Campaign will have the slogan "Chile reaches out to vulnerable families". After a process of national consultation with the dioceses, informs the note sent to Fi ...
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  16 February 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Repam: spaces for the solidarity market in 91% of the local Churches in the Amazon Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - A survey by the Pan-Amazonian Eclesial Network (Repam-Brazil) has shown that 91% of the archdioceses, dioceses and prelatures of the Brazilian Amazon have permanent spaces for the marketing of ...
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  15 February 2022
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - "Honorary citizenship" to Pope John Paul II: encouragement and commitment for the entire country San José (Agenzia Fides) - On February 10, in an official act of the Legislative Assembly, the portrait of Saint John Paul II was unveiled to celebrate the Honorary Citizenship of Costa Rica that was granted to him. In ...
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  15 February 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Churches and ethnic-territorial organizations request an urgent meeting with the government due to the dramatic situation in Chocó Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church, other Churches, ethnic-territorial organizations, and social organizations of Chocó and Western Antioquia, presented a letter to President Iván Duque in which they urgentl ...
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  14 February 2022
  AMERICA - "Querida Amazonia" two years later: CELAM reaffirms its commitment to the "four dreams" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the second anniversary of the publication of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Querida Amazonia" (February 2, 2020), "a source of joy and hope for the Church in Latin Am ...
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  14 February 2022
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops: "We are wounded by inequalities, mismanagement and corruption; let us work for the common good" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "We want, in the name of Jesus, to renew the call to work for the common good, to announce God present and at work among us, to denounce the lack of commitment and indifference. Building ...
• 14 February 2022
  AMERICA/CASTRIES - Resignation of the Archbishop of Castries (Santa Lucia) and appointment Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 11, 2022 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Castries (Santa Lucia) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Robert Rivas, O.P. ...
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  12 February 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Brave and creative young people, a sign of hope for Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Department of Adolescence and Youth of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference, through the National Youth Program and Youth Pastoral Days, invites all young people to joyfully celebrate the 16th ...