America

• 3 June 2011
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA-First birthday for Radio Natividad: evangelization, human and spiritual growth San Cristóbal (Agenzia Fides) - In a week of special programs, from June 3 to 10, Natividad Radio (FM 88.5), the Catholic Radio station of Táchira, Venezuela state in the Andean region, celebrates its first anniversary ...
• 3 June 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The fight against drugs must be global, " the Bishops stated Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Mexico (ECM) has rejected the request of some Latin American leaders to legalize the consumption of marijuana. "The fight against drugs must be a global effort, n ...
• 1 June 2011
  AMERICA/PERU -The Bishops hope for a respectful and harmonious electoral climate within sight of the elections on June 5 Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Peru show the faithful the criteria on how to choose the candidates just a few days before June 5 runoff elections in which voters are asked to choose the next president between two ...
• 1 June 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The condition of the priests and seminars is the center of attention at the Plenary Assembly of the Mexican Episcopal Conference Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We do not want to be a static, reactionary and outdated Church, " said the bishops during the opening of the XCI Plenary Assembly of the Mexican Episcopal Conference (MEC). In a note sent ...
• 31 May 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-A priest elected head of the Regional Council of the Indigenous in Cauca Popayán (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in the history of the Regional Council of the indigenous of Cauca, a priest was elected as its highest authority. It has to do with Father Jesus Chavez, a native of Tierraden ...
• 31 May 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-XI National Assembly of the Social Pastoral Caritas: the person in the Permanent Mission context Camiri (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Camiri will host the XI National Assembly of Social Pastoral Caritas, which will take place from June 6 to 10. The slogan is: "I came so they might have life and have ...
• 30 May 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO- The priest kidnapped last week was found dead Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - The Mexican priest Salvador Ruiz Enciso, who disappeared from his parish in the city of Tijuana, northern Mexico, near the border with the United States, was killed as informed by the Archbishop ...
• 30 May 2011
  AMERICA/URUGUAY-The XXVI Meeting of the border Dioceses with regards to the plague of drugs Rivera (Agenzia Fides) - From May 31 to June 2 the XXVI Meeting of the border Dioceses will be held in the Uruguayan town of Rivera, on the border with Brazil. The Diocese of Tacuarembó was asked to organize this year's ...
• 30 May 2011
  AMERICA/CUBA-The Catholic Church is not a political party " but "is in the service of the people " La Habana (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 33rd General Assembly of the Council of Latin American Bishops, which has just ended in Montevideo (Uruguay), two Cuban Bishops, Monsignor Emilio Aranguren, bishop of Ho ...
• 28 May 2011
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY-Alarm concerning the low number of vaccinations among the population Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - 50% of the Paraguayan population is at risk of influenza and pneumococcal disease even though the Ministry of Health has proposed to increase levels of immunization coverage for the weaker peop ...
• 27 May 2011
  AMERICA/JAMAICA-"Peace in the community, peace with the earth, peace among peoples, bearing in mind the ethical and theological aspect": the ecumenical meeting for peace has concluded Kingston (Agenzia Fides) - The work of the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (see Fides 14/5/2011, 24/5/2011) has concluded with the strong commitment by all parties to continue the path taken and to bring into ...
• 26 May 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-Concern in the Archdiocese of Tijuana for the disappearance of a priest Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Tijuana has expressed its concern about the disappearance of the diocesan priest Salvador Ruiz Enciso. In the statement, a copy was also sent to Fides, which is signed by the ...
• 26 May 2011
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP.-The serious cholera epidemic continues to infect thousands of islanders Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – There is concern in the Dominican Republic due to the cholera epidemic that is affecting entire neighborhoods of the Caribbean island. The Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolá ...
• 26 May 2011
  AMERICA/PERU '-"Sharing faith and material goods with the children in the world" Cusco (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Peru will celebrate next Sunday, May 29, the Day of Missionary Childhood, the feast of Christian children who live with joy the gift of faith and pray that the light of Jesu ...
• 25 May 2011
  AMERICA/HAITI-The hope of a new life for the Haitian children returned back to their families Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Eight Haitian children who were in the Dominican Republic as victims of human trafficking were repatriated and returned back to their families with the help of the International Organizat ...