America

• 4 April 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - “The practice of democracy must respect the ethical principles linked to promoting the common good”: Bishops remind people one week out from elections Lima (Agenzia Fides) – One week out from the 2011 elections, to be held on 10 April, when Peruvians will elect their next President and Members of Congress for the Republic, the Bishops of Peru wish to remind the faith ...
• 4 April 2011
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Compartir 2011”: campaign by the Diocese of Los Teques and Caritas to confront the emergency Los Teques (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Los Teques, in Venezuela, together with the health program of Caritas, has begun its annual fundraising campaign known as “Compartir 2011”. The goal this year is to bring ...
• 31 March 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Landmines: After Afghanistan, Colombia is the nation with the greatest number of victims in the world Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – International Day for Mine Awareness will be celebrated on 4 April. The date has been promoted by the General Assembly of the UN to reject the indiscriminate use of these devices and create aw ...
• 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 ...