America

• 9 December 2010
  AMERICA - Learning to listen to the voice of migrants: the conclusions of the Continental Meeting for Migrants' Pastoral Care Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – The phenomena of emigration and immigration, the “feminization” of migration, massive deportations, migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons, are rising considerably in the geographica ...
• 9 December 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Looking for God in culture”: Jesuit Seminar in Hong Kong commemorates Fr Matteo Ricci Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Looking for God in culture” is the theme of the Seminar organized by the Jesuits in Hong Kong, from 2 to 5 December, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of their brother, mi ...
• 9 December 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops renew proposal to urgently establish “a table for dialogue at the highest level to resolve the issue of Chilean prisons” Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile, Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, sdb, of Concepción, issued a public statement about the tragedy at San Miguel prison which resulted i ...
• 9 December 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Second year of National Mission begins Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Wednesday, 8 December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, in the Basilica del Voto Nacional, in the presence of all the Bishops and with the participation of many lay people, the solemn Eucharist ...
• 7 December 2010
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Elections 2011: “We must choose the one who works, not for self-interest, but for the good of the Country,” interview with Archbishop Brenes Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano of Managua granted a telephone interview to the newspaper “La Prensa”, which contains a reflection for Christmas, but in which he also appeals to ...
• 7 December 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 24 victims from the landslide found, but 100 are still missing Bello (Agenzia Fides) – Rescue and emergency workers have found 24 bodies in the rubble and mud after a landslide buried a poor Medellin suburb in the Colombian town of Bello. The Government declared a state of emergen ...
• 6 December 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - National Award to the Archbishop of Huancayo, defender of the cause of the weak Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - The National Coordinating Association for Human Rights (CNDH, in Spanish) will award the annual Prize for Human Rights, “Angel Escobar Jurado”, to Archbishop Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancay ...
• 6 December 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “The Church can not make the mistake of evangelizing with old structures or ignore the media and new technologies” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - At the House of the Poor Clares in San Jose de Costa Rica, on 1, 2 and 3 December 2010, the Presiding Bishops and Executive Secretaries of the Commissions for communication, the media and those ...
• 4 December 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - “Poverty is a violation of human dignity,” affirms Minister for Social Development Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - “We will not be able to overcome extreme poverty if we do not build a country with equal opportunities, where all Chileans may be involved in the development of the country,” said the Minis ...
• 4 December 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Social sin prevents commitment to the common good Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Argentinean region of Patagonia-Comahue have renewed their commitment to “help create a society without exclusion, in justice and solidarity”, and invited us to “im ...
• 3 December 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - One and a half million people affected and over 167 deaths due to the rains; the Church calls for solidarity Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The National Secretariat for Social Pastoral Care (SNPS/Caritas Colombia) has appealed for solidarity with the thousands of families affected by heavy rains in Colombia, now estimated to be more ...
• 3 December 2010
  AMERICA - Bishops of four Latin American countries against the violence and corruption that shakes the region Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of four Latin American countries have expressed their deep concern over the spread of violence and contempt for human life which has ravaged the region and called on authorities to a ...
• 2 December 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Working together against the rain-induced adversity affecting the Country: the Church's appeal to the authorities Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro expressed his concern about the situation that the state of Falcon has experienced for several days, due to heavy rains: “It is still raining. This morning ...
• 2 December 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - SIGNIS established in Brazil: “To promote a culture of peace via the media” Curitiba (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS Brazil), was established as a civil organization to bring together Catholic communicators from the largest South American countries. Present f ...
• 1 December 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Pope's solidarity with the Church in Rio for the recent violence Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Sunday, 28 November, Archbishop Orani João Tempesta of Rio received a fax from the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, which conveyed the solidarity of Pop ...