America
31 March 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Archbishop Sainz: respect for Catholics not discrimination
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – “We cannot talk about discrimination but rather respect for people.” With these words, Archbishop Luis Sainz, Auxiliary Archbishop of Cochabamba and President of the Episcopal Commissio ...
29 March 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - March by 15,000 Catholics to promote life and peace
Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) – The theme for this year's XI March organised by the Mexican Archdiocese of Tijuana, Sunday, 27 March, is “United for life and peace”. The Pastoral Care Commission for education has been ab ...
28 March 2011
AMERICA/PERU - Elections: Bishops open a site for “choosing in good conscience” the presidential candidate
Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) – In order to provide a space for reflection that contributes to the current presidential election campaign, the Archbishop of Trujillo and President of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference, Archbi ...
25 March 2011
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Celebrate life from its beginnings”: today is the Day for the Unborn Child
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – “Recalling the Annunciation, we may say that God made the decision to participate in the history of humankind. He assumed all the vicissitudes of human existence. God loved us so much t ...
25 March 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Mission and Ecology”: first Meeting of Society of Holy Childhood and Missionary Adolescence for the State of São Paulo
São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – The organisation of the first Regional Meeting of the Society of Holy Childhood and Missionary Adolescence, which will be held on 16 and 17 July in the city of Embù, was the focus of the r ...
24 March 2011
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Celebrations for Archbishop Romero on the “International Day for the Right to the Truth”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – On the evening of 24 March, 31 years ago, the Archbishop of San Salvador, Archbishop Oscar A. Romero, was killed by death squads while celebrating Mass in the Hospital of Divine Providen ...
24 March 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Colombian civil society raises commitment to development and to reducing armed violence
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – Today, 24 March, at 6:00 pm, the declaration by Colombian civil society regarding the reduction of armed violence and the promotion of development was launched in Bogotà, at the office of th ...
23 March 2011
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - USCMA promotes 2011 Mission Conference, October 28-30
Washington (Agenzia Fides) – The United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) is promoting the 2011 Mission Conference themed “Push out into the deep... Communion and Missionary Discipleship” to be held from ...
23 March 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Come and get to know the PMS in Brasilia: Society of the Holy Childhood and Missionary Adolescence promotes a drawing contest
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil, through the National Secretary of the Society of the Holy Childhood and Missionary Adolescence (SCMA), has launched a drawing contest. Childr ...
23 March 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “I hope to be able to contribute to the mission with humility,” says the new National Director of the PMS of Brazil
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – Fr Camilo Pauletti, 25 years a priest and 51 years of age, recently assumed the role of National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil (see Fides 22/1/2011). Even tho ...
23 March 2011
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church launches signature campaign to protect the family
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On 25 March the Catholic Church in Argentina's campaign will begin to collect signatures in support of a “Law for the complete protection of the Family”. For its approval, the bill, s ...
22 March 2011
AMERICA/CHILE - The affection and closeness of the Pope to the Vicariate of Aysen to “build a strong Christian community”
Aysen (Agenzia Fides) – A message of faith and hope was delivered to the people of Aysén by the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, and by the Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peop ...
22 March 2011
AMERICA/HAITI - Second round of elections, relative calm returns to Country, first results 31 March
Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Haiti experienced a period of quiet the day after the presidential and legislative elections, held on Sunday 20 March. Meanwhile counting of the votes has begun, which will culminate on ...
22 March 2011
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Preparing for CAM 4: secularization is a reality that we should recognise as present but that must be addressed
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – One of the goals of the Continental Meeting of National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of America, from 14 to 19 March in Bolivia (see Fides 11/3/2011; 15/3/2011; 17/3/ ...
21 March 2011
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - President Obama to pay tribute to Archbishop Romero, “the voice of the voiceless”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the United States of America, Barak Obama, at the conclusion of his visit to Latin America, will visit the grave of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero the day before the thirty-f ...
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