America

• 23 October 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 10th South American Conference on Migration held in Bolivia Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – The Tenth (X) South American Conference on Migration (XCSM) will analyze the South American Human Development Plan for Migration. The event will take place in the city of Tiquipaya, in Coch ...
• 22 October 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Reconciliation and Dialogue”: appeal from Ecuadorian Bishops Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Ecuador are gathered for their CXXVII biannual Plenary Assembly at the Bethania Social Training Center, to examine and approve the Global Pastoral Plan for the Church in Ecuador, ...
• 22 October 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - After the earthquake and hunger, cholera strikes Haiti Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – A news bulletin of a local radio station, which sent a copy of it to Fides, says Haitian health officials have reported at least 80 victims in the diarrhea epidemic in the northeast, cl ...
• 21 October 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "The only solution is dialogue," says new Archbishop of Quito, on disputes between government and opposition Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, OFM, who on Friday, October 22, will be installed as Archbishop of Quito and become Primate of the Catholic Church in Ecuador, urged the government and ...
• 20 October 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Archbishop Aguer addresses “new colonialism” La Plata (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Hector Aguer, Archbishop of La Plata, in his usual weekly reflection aired on the television program "Claves para un mundo mejor" on the channel “America TV,” spoke of the cult ...
• 20 October 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - "El Señor de los Milagros": “Patron of the Catholicism in Peru and symbol of popular piety and devotion” Lima (Agenzia Fides) – During the traditional celebration of homage paid by the Archdiocese of Lima to the “Christ of Pachacamilla,” widely known as "El Señor de los Milagros” (The Lord of Miracles), Cardinal Ju ...
• 19 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Increase in religious working against trafficking in human persons Salvador de Bahia (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting for religious working in the network “Un Grito por la Vida," which prepared 27 people from the regions of the north and northeast of Brazil to work to prevent traffickin ...
• 18 October 2010
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - “The crisis in Nicaragua is more a question of ethics than politics. We need to recuperate the values of our society,” says Auxiliary Bishop of Managua Managua (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Silvio Baez, Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, has launched an appeal to politicians, asking that they turn their attention to the poor without ulterior motives. "Populism and paternalis ...
• 15 October 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Meeting for priests and religious of indigenous descent: evangelizers in their communities Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian Bishops' Conference has sponsored a national meeting for indigenous priests and religious to be held October 18 to 20 in Bogota. The event will gather priests, religious, and lay pe ...
• 15 October 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Nearly 2 million faithful in the procession of Our Lady of Zapopan Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 1.8 million faithful, according to estimates by the civil protection of the State of Jalisco, 2 million according to the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, gathered from beginning in the e ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Mission Congress 2010: “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission” Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission” is the theme of Mission Congress 2010, which will meet this October 28-31, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The c ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops condemn misuse of faith for winning votes and call for responsible voting Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Justice and Peace Commission of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), has issued a statement condemning the use of the Christian faith in the electoral process, expressing ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church promotes dialogue between journalists and government on anti-racism law La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB) has asked journalists to end their hunger strike against the anti-racism law (see Fides 12/10/2010), and has asked the government to listen to the needs o ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Food security and development in 60 farming communities in Bolivia Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The area of Valle Central de Tarija, Bolivia, is benefiting from the "Proyecto de Seguridad Alimentaria y Desarrollo Económico de 60 comunidades campesinas,” being sponsored by IICCA (Institut ...
• 13 October 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Church in Chile praying for miners' rescue Copiapo (Agenzia Fides) – The main streets of Copiapo, some 830 kilometers north of Santiago, have been overrun by motorists sounding horns and trumpets. The city, located in the Atacama desert, with over 200,000 inhab ...