America

• 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 ...
• 21 March 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church points out that there will be democracy when there is respect for the will of the people Managua (Agenzia Fides) – The Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Managua, Bishop Silvio Baez Ortega, said that “a democracy without values” can “easily” become totalitarianism, hidden or open. “In Nicaragua ...
• 18 March 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Report on the increasing violence against priests in Mexico Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Last year more than one thousand priests were victims of attempted extortions (for their “protection”, amounts ranging from ten thousand to two million Mexican pesos have been demanded ...
• 17 March 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - PMS National Director of Mexico: “the laity is the cornerstone of the mission Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) National Director of Mexico, Fr Guillermo Alberto Morales Martínez, who attended the continental meeting of PMS Directors of American countries in S ...
• 17 March 2011
  AMERICA/JAMAICA - More than a thousand people expected from around the world for Peace Sunday, 22 May Kingston (Agenzia Fides) – During a recent ceremony in Kingston, Jamaica, organised by the Councils of Churches of Jamaica and of the Caribbean, the Antilles was chosen as the host of the imminent International Ecumeni ...
• 16 March 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - PMS in Brazil renew their website and put in place a communication office Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – This month the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil began modifications to the structure and information of their website. Therefore for the moment certain pages are not accessible bu ...
• 16 March 2011
  AMERICA/CHILE - Apostolic Vicar of Aysen prepares to receive Apostolic Nuncio for the first time Aysen (Agenzia Fides) – “This visit is an important one for the Church in Aysen and for the region,” says the Apostolic Vicar of Aysen, Bishop Luis Infanti, to Fides in reference to the upcoming visit by the Aposto ...
• 15 March 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Kick-off for the continental meeting of PMS National Directors Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – With the Eucharistic Concelebration presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, the VII Continental Meeting of PMS National Directors of America began yesterda ...
• 14 March 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - “A word of commitment for migratory reform” asks Archbishop Alas from the President of the United States on his visit to El Salvador San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador awaits “a word of commitment“ from the President of the United States Barack Obama, during his upcoming visit to the Country on 22 and 23 March, for ...
• 14 March 2011
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - New project for the dignified treatment and prevention of violence towards children and adolescents Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – A new project for the protection of minors in the arena of education began about six months ago in Caracas by the Venezuelan organisation Cecodap, in collaboration with 'Bureau International C ...
• 14 March 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archdiocese of Mexico denounces the minimal commitment by the United States to stop arms trading in Mexico Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Mexico has denounced the “cynicism” of certain authorities in the U.S.A. With regards to arms trading and the lack of commitment to halting this phenomenon, directly ...
• 12 March 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - The great challenge for the Continental Mission: 2,000 missionaries from Callao in action Callao (Agenzia Fides) – It was three days of hard work, from 3 to 5 March, for representatives from the diocesan community of Callao who met for the IX Pastoral Assembly convened by Bishop Miguel Irizar. In the statem ...
• 12 March 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Government initiative on drugs, critical position of the Church Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Commission for Social Pastoral Care who works with drug-affected youth, Bishop Jorge Lozano, challenged the way which the problem of drug addiction is being handled, ...