America

• 29 October 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US Mission Congress 2010 kicks off: “entrusted with a mission to bring all into the household of God” Albuquerque (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, October 28, marked the opening day for the US Mission Congress 2010 taking place in Albuquerque (New Mexico), October 28-31. A note sent to Fides by the United States Catholic M ...
• 29 October 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops' Assembly: “An authentic humanism should exalt freedom and responsibility” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Venezuelan bishops, in their extraordinary Plenary Assembly, released a statement on the Catholic community to prepare for Advent and Christmas. It expressed the concern of the Church past ...
• 29 October 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Seeking an economic model oriented towards solidarity and generosity Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The eleventh edition of the National Social Week, sponsored by the Catholic Church, has managed to attract the attention of many specialists in the field of economics and politics, not only in Pe ...
• 28 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Another priest killed in Brazil, parish pastor in Fortaleza Fortaleza (Agenzia Fides) – Another priest has been murdered in Brazil: Father Josenir Morais, age 48, pastor of the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Fortaleza, State of Ceara (CE). The crime occurred on the mor ...
• 28 October 2010
  AMERICA/CUBA - Catholic seminary opens in Cuba after 50 years Havana (Agenzia Fides) – After 50 years, Cuba will see the opening of a Catholic seminary that will begin activity in November. The new training center was built in the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de La Habana and as ...
• 28 October 2010
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Create a national network of prison ministry workers Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – Panama City is holding the Fifth Congress on prison ministry, with the participation of Church authorities and members of the government. Opened by the Panamanian Bishops' Conference (CEP) ...
• 28 October 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Children of La Boca barrio, Buenos Aires, at risk for drugs Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The children of the La Boca barrio, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, are at risk for drug abuse. This is an area with a high population density, with a lack of services for families and ...
• 27 October 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Pontifical Mission Societies National Director hopes Mission Congress will “call all baptized Catholics to be missionaries” Albuquerque (Agenzia Fides) – Tomorrow, October 28, 2010, marks the opening day for the Mission Congress 2010 entitled “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission,” which will meet October ...
• 27 October 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Indigenous priests: work for a pluralist society that excludes no one Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Colombian Bishops' Conference has sent Fides the letter issued by the ethnic section of the Conference. This letter is distributed as a conclusion of the National Encounter of Priests, Reli ...
• 26 October 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Church asks to intervene in social security emergency Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Mexico has sent Fides the letter from the Archbishop of Oaxaca, Archbishop Jose Luis Chavez Botello, launching an appeal to participate effectively in responding to t ...
• 26 October 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Over 1,500 people at World Mission Sunday celebrations Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) – With slogans and posters, they hit the streets to express their celebration of World Mission Sunday. "The children of the world are always friends," "Long live Christ, who lives" were, among ...
• 25 October 2010
  AMERICA/GUYANA - Guyana's Parliament votes to abolish death penalty Georgetown (Agenzia Fides) – On October 14, 2010, Guyana's Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for people convicted of murder. Lawyers for about 40 death row inmates have appealed to the officials to have the ...
• 25 October 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - 11th Social Week: integral human development at the light of “Caritas in Veritate” Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Today marks the beginning of the eleventh edition of the National Social Week, sponsored by the Catholic Church, which is characterized by the presence of important national and international gue ...
• 25 October 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - International community shows concern for death penalty in Guatemala Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – The international community has expressed its concern at a resolution of the Guatemalan Congress which leaves the President to decide on the application of the death penalty by lethal i ...
• 23 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - In the face of death threats received by some bishops, Episcopal Conference reaffirms that Church will always defend life, "in all its stages and dimensions" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB), Archbishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha, expressed his support for the Bishop of Guarulhos, Bishop Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini, who has received ...