America

• 2 May 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-The workers of the Catholic Action call for "a fair distribution of wealth" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The workers of the Argentina Catholic Action (SETRAC) published a statement which calls for "a fair distribution of wealth”, as the title of the message says released on 1 May, the feast ...
• 30 April 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-The only Colombian sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Czestochowa celebrates the beatification of John Paul II Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In the south of the colombian capital of Bogota, in the district of Yomasa, is the parish of St. Athanasius which is also a Marian Sanctuary, the only one in Colombia dedicated to Our Lady of Cze ...
• 30 April 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-The young are protagonists in the initiatives of the beatification of John Paul II Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In most cases it will be young people who will gather for prayer vigils promoted in the Argentinian dioceses waiting for the Mass for the beatification of Pope John Paul II presided over by ...
• 29 April 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA -The Pope with the miner's helmet, an image from Bolivia that went around the world Oruro (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Oruro, in Bolivia, is looking forward to the beatification of Pope John Paul II, said Monsignor Cristobal Bialasik, SVD, Bishop of this diocese. The people of Oruro recalls with af ...
• 29 April 2011
  AMERICA/PERU -A group of Haitians in Peru call for refugee status, with the support of the Church Madre de Dios (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Department of Pastoral Care of Human Mobility of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, has informed, on behalf of the Regional Office UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), ...
• 28 April 2011
  AMERICA / HONDURAS - "We have to leave the church and be witnesses of life”, said Bishop Pineda Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Only if the people are united in faith, love and hope, they will be able to deal with "the heavy cross of unemployment, violence, lack of justice, impunity and corruption": This is what was ...
• 28 April 2011
  AMERICA / MEXICO - John Paul II an admirer of mango Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Mango, tropical fruit that grows in Latin America, was without doubt one of the favourite fruit of Pope John Paul II, who tasted it for the first time during his trip to Mexico. Considering ...
• 27 April 2011
  AMERICA / MEXICO - Another priest victim of violence in Mexico Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The priest Francisco Sánchez Durán, 60, was killed at dawn yesterday, Tuesday, April 26, in the church El Patrocinio of San José, located on Avenida Ocho in the district Educacion, in Coy ...
• 27 April 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - the collection of signatures for a legal ruling in favor of life has been extended Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church has extended until the first week of June, the deadline for collecting signatures throughout Colombia, in support of the request of some senators who wish to present to the Ho ...
• 18 April 2011
  AMERICA / BOLIVIA - "Insufficient Government action in the fight against drug dealing, but it is a struggle which regards the whole society": Bishops` clarification on the Pastoral Letter La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - A few days after the presentation of the Letter of the Bishops to the people of Bolivia (see Fides 04/14/2011), some clarifications were requested by the press and various social groups. Accordi ...
• 18 April 2011
  AMERICA / COLOMBIA - Even the Pope joins the Day of prayer for the victims of violence Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI launched at the Angelus yesterday, Palm Sunday, a call for reconciliation and peace in Colombia, inviting all Colombians to participate in the Day of Prayer for the v ...
• 15 April 2011
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Priest found dead in his home, signs of struggle Villarrica (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Julio César Alvarez, had been pastor of the parish "Sagrado Corazón de Jesús" for two years in Villarrica, 150 km from Asunción, he was murdered at his home in the early hours of ...
• 15 April 2011
  AMERICA/JAMAICA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on April 15, 2011 has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica (Jamaica), presented by Archbishop Donald ...
• 14 April 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Catholics in Bolivia today, a presence of hope and commitment": Bishops' document La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (CEB) presented the pastoral letter: "Catholics in Bolivia today, a presence of hope and commitment." The press conference was chaired by Archbishop Oscar Apar ...
• 14 April 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Visit of solidarity by PM Pauletti in Haiti: "Involved in concrete support" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil, Father Camilo Pauletti, spent a week in Haiti (April 2 to 9) and was able to see the problems, experiences and hopes of th ...