America
10 March 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - Violence on the rise in Mexico: appeal by Bishop of Campeche for conversion
Campeche (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Ramón Castro Castro, Bishop of Campeche, has appealed to members of criminal organisations involved in narcotics trafficking, during Lent , “to repent and take account of the fact t ...
10 March 2011
AMERICA/CHILE - A video for the Continental Mission: 2011 in Chile is the Year of Missionary Communion
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – The Commission for the Continental Mission in Chile has prepared a video and other AV material for the missionary campaign for the new pastoral care year beginning in South America. The mate ...
10 March 2011
AMERICA/HAITI - Presidential candidates speak on migration
Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Less than 15 days out from the second round of elections on 20 March, the two presidential candidates are intensifying their political campaign, both also speaking about the problems of ...
7 March 2011
AMERICA/HAITI - “The future of Haiti is in education”: campaign concludes for 12,500 children, adolescents and young adults
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – More than a year on from the grave earthquake that shook the island of Haiti the education system is distressing. Students still attend lessons in tents. A solidarity campaign, “The f ...
7 March 2011
AMERICA/CHILE - Who and what do we celebrate in the Liturgy? The 36th Day of Pastoral Care for the Vicariate of Aysén
Aysén (Agenzia Fides) – For 36 years, the Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén has celebrated the Day of Pastoral Care with prayer, formation, planning and brotherhood. “The 2011 Day of Pastoral Care, which will take place ...
7 March 2011
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Guanellian project begun among the “new poor”
Philadelphia (Agenzia Fides) - After two years of pastoral care work with the Hispanic community, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has granted to the Servants of Charity (Guanellians) the use of a long-abandoned convent i ...
7 March 2011
AMERICA/PERU - Card. Cipriani urges priests to not “remain silent” in difficult times
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, confirmed that Pastors must base their work on a solid rock: the Word of God, the Commandments, the Sacraments and social doctrine. “The parish pries ...
5 March 2011
AMERICA/CUBA - Catholic Church announces release of other prisoners
Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church announced yesterday evening, 4 March, the release of eight prisoners at the conclusion of its dialogue with the Government of President Raul Castro. Among the released detai ...
4 March 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Initiatives by the Guanellian family for the canonisation of the “father of the poor”
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the upcoming Canonisation of Fr Luigi Guanella, Founder of the Order of the Servants of Charity, on 23 October in the Vatican, various initiatives have been organised in Bogotà. On ...
4 March 2011
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bible in the K’iché language, the most widespread Mayan language
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – During the study of the post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini, Bishop Julio Cabrera of Jalapa, presented the recent publication of the Bible translated into K'iché, the most ...
4 March 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The impression left in Colombia 25 years ago by Pope John Paul II
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – On 3 March the Forum on “John Paul II and his mark on Colombia 25 years later” was held in Bogotà, to remember the significance and teachings from the Papal Visit to Colombia from 1 to 7 ...
3 March 2011
AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Religious education is a right to defend,” affirm the Bishops of Ecuador
Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador issued a statement to Fides on public education in the Country, and specifically on religious education. The document gives special r ...
3 March 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - New portal for the Archdiocese of Mexico: not just news but also audio and video in service of the Gospel
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Four years after its creation, the Information System website of the Archdiocese of Mexico (SIAME) has modernised its portal for the benefit of visitors, because every day the number of user ...
2 March 2011
AMERICA/PANAMA - The Church, guarantor of the dialogue in the conflict in the mining sector
Panama (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church has been proposed by the High Commission as a guarantor appointed by the executive and the representatives of the “Coalition for the Defence of Natural Resources and the Rig ...
2 March 2011
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Pro-life initiative by various parliamentarians, to complement Article 11 of the Constitution
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church wishes to encourage a petition throughout Colombia to support the request by various senators and representatives who wish to present a piece of pro-life legislation to the ...
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