America

• 14 February 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Bethlehem Project” initiative to help women who change their mind about having an abortion Chicago (Agenzia Fides) - The Resurrection Medical Centre, Catholic hospital in Chicago, in collaboration with two pro-life groups in the area - the Pro Life Action League and the local women's assistance centre - is the ...
• 12 February 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Rebuild the devastated cities and give a new meaning to daily life”: the Bishop of Petrópolis one month after the floods Petrópolis (Agenzia Fides) – One month after the serious climatic catastrophe which affected the Serrana Region of Brazil on 12 January, causing deaths in Nova Friburgo, Petrópolis and Teresópolis, Bishop Filippo Sa ...
• 10 February 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Government protects a priest committed to helping Central American migrants Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Senator, at the request of the Federal Government and the state of Oaxaca, is prepared to act with all necessary measures to safeguard the physical integrity of Father Alejandro Sol ...
• 9 February 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - President of Colombia meets Bishops gathered for Episcopal Assembly Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, met the Country's Catholic Bishops, yesterday, 8 February, during the course of the 90th Colombian Episcopal Assembly. It was the first ...
• 7 February 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The mission and ecology: preparing for the missionary campaign of October 2011 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Under the coordination of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), the team responsible for preparing the material for the missionary campaign next October, met at the PMS headquarters, in Bra ...
• 7 February 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops of the Amazon on the need for environmental impact pre-assessment Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference and the Bishops of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Amazon have demonstrated their opposition to emergency ordinances promulgated recently by the ...
• 5 February 2011
  AMERICA/CHILE - To stabilise a frequent dialogue with the Church on fundamental values: initiative by Catholic parliamentarians Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Members of the Independent Democratic Union Party (UDI), Gonzalo Arenas and Gustavo Hasbun, have asked Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago, for the creation of an opportunity for dialogue b ...
• 5 February 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Prevention of abandonment from schooloing and chronic malnutrition for the most vulnerable sectors in Puerto Piraya Puerto Piray (Agenzia Fides) – The town of Puerto Piray, Misiones province, a region in the north-east of Argentina, is characterised by a very complex socio-economic situation. It is a region of the country with one o ...
• 5 February 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The “Day of red hands” to say “enough with child soldiers!” Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – The recruitment of children for armed conflict has been banned since 12 February, 2002 by Protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children. However, adoption of this protocol has not s ...
• 4 February 2011
  AMERICA/HAITI - Cholera continues to take victims and pops up in the neighbouring Dominican Republic Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The number of people infected by the cholera epidemic continues to rise that has been raging on the Caribbean island since last October: 215,956 infections and a total of 4,131 deaths. ...
• 4 February 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The “new frontiers” for child labour at the World Social Forum in Dakar San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) – The 11th World Social Forum (WSF) returns to Africa, in Dakar (Senegal), to be held from 6 to 11 February 2011. The presence at the WSF 2011 of associations working to combat the worst forms ...
• 4 February 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A communal strategy for peace: Mexican Bishops in Colombia Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – A delegation of Mexican Bishops will travel to Colombia to learn about the activities that the Catholic Church in Colombia will hold for peace, against violence by organised crime and guer ...
• 3 February 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - PMS launch multi-media website: “Mission Voices - Speaking of Faith” New York (Agenzia Fides) – The National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the United States launched a new multi-media website yesterday, on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, 2 February. This ...
• 3 February 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Formation of Missionary Youth also via the internet Brasilia-Fortaleza (Agenzia Fides) – February is a summer month in Brazil, and also a month dedicated to the initiative of preparation and formation of many Catholic groups. The national headquarters of the Pontifical ...
• 3 February 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Do not accept “drug-handouts” asks the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) – The violations of human rights suffered by Central American migrants in Mexico on their way to the border with the United States “is outrageous,” said the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbi ...