America

• 13 October 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Social-Pastoral program in Patagonia working for common good and defense of human rights Rawson (Agenzia Fides) – Rawson, located in the Chubut Province of Patagonia, Argentina, recently hosted the Eleventh Meeting of Pastoral/Social Formation of the region Patagonia-Comahue, whose main theme was "The comm ...
• 12 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida, broadcast on Internet worldwide Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – The Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida de Bauru today celebrates its feast with five Masses, a parade, and a procession, in honor of Our Lady, who is the patron saint of Brazil. October 12 mark ...
• 12 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Aparecida and its Shrine - Brief Overview Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – In 1717, the governor of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, Don Pedro de Almeida e Portugal, Count of Assumar, was passing through Guaratinguetá and was on his way to the city of Villa Rica. For t ...
• 11 October 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - October 21-24: 14th National Missionary Congress dating back to 1942 expects 4,000 participants Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The month of the missions in Mexico is widely celebrated by the entire Catholic community. The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) have organized a full calendar of events in various dioces ...
• 11 October 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Prison conditions and respect for human rights among the Church's concerns San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church expresses its concern at the situation in the prisons of El Salvador and draws attention to the report prepared by the "Committee on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Li ...
• 8 October 2010
  AMERICA - Missionary Rosary, popular in Latin America, supports efforts of thousands of missionaries around the world Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – In Arequipa, Peru, an authentic Marian and missionary celebration will take place Saturday, October 9, when many pilgrims from the parishes of the districts of Cayma and Yanahuara will meet i ...
• 8 October 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “Aid is still not reaching Haiti,” says Jesuit Relief Services Leon (Agenzia Fides) - “Nine months after the earthquake, two million Haitians are living in refugee camps, only 15% of the school-age population receives some type of education and there are still corpses still under ...
• 7 October 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 3,000 people expected to attend 14th National Missionary Congress (CONAMI) Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Agenzia Fides) – The Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Mexico, Father Guillermo Alberto Morales, explained during a press conference the details of the XIV National Missionary Co ...
• 6 October 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 3rd Meeting of Missionary Groups, celebrating the missionary month in Argentina Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Youth Ministry Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina has indicated its support and unity in prayer for the 3rd Meeting of Missionary Groups, to be held from October 8-11 ...
• 6 October 2010
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Formation for the fight against trafficking in human persons Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, October 1, an agreement between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Dominican Republic, which provides training courses for government officials in the f ...
• 5 October 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “Safeguard the family in its unity and integrity”: Bishops take part in legislative assembly session San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – This coming October 13, there will be a forum (Official Session) on human rights and the family at the headquarters of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, the highest institution in the c ...
• 5 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - International Encounter of Scalabrinian Missionaries working in the Apostolate of the Sea Santos (Agenzia Fides) – The first International Meeting of the Scalabrinian Missionaries (Missionaries of St. Charles), who work for the Apostolate of the Sea in different countries, will take place October 6 to 10 in ...
• 4 October 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Mapuche hunger strike ends Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – After 82 days of fasting, the Mapuche detainees in the prisons of Concepción, Temuco, Lebu have decided to put an end to their hunger strike on the evening of Friday, October 1, after reachi ...
• 4 October 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Landslides, rains in Chiapas, over 30 dead; Bishop Arizmendi makes appeal Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Mexico has sent Fides a copy of the appeal made by Bishop Felipe Arizmendi, Bishop of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas (Mexico), calling for more help for local poor people wh ...
• 4 October 2010
  AMERICA - Ecclesial movements and missionary dynamism in light of the Great Continental Mission Atyra (Agenzia Fides) – The final document of the III Latin American Congress of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities, which took place in Atyra (Paraguay), September 2-5, 2010, was recently published. Convened by t ...