America

• 17 December 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Child marriage is a form of violence and abuse of human rights, women's rights groups increasingly committed New York (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Senate recently adopted the 'International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act', against the premature marriage of under age girls which often causes death. In many devel ...
• 17 December 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - The Archdiocese of Huancayo proclaims 2011 the Year for Social Action in the Church Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Huancayo, have proclaimed 2011 as the year dedicated to social action to help the poor, the suffering and the dispossessed by society, according to the instructions of the S ...
• 17 December 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Christmas will be the guide says a message to the reconstruction of Bishops Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “Preparation this year for the celebration of Christmas is marked by the force of nature that, because of torrential rains, has terrorised millions of Colombians, with an unusual force of destr ...
• 16 December 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A nation searching to be reborn from nothing after the rains, with the help of Eudist missionaries Santa Barbara de Pinto (Agenzia Fides) - “We are working with great joy, because we find ourselves among the poorest and most disadvantaged, in the situation which this winter has left us in, destroying everything. We ...
• 15 December 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “God the Father helps us to respect and love each other as brothers”: Bishops on the issue of Villa Soldati Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The permanent Commission of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina issued a statement, also sent to Fides, which deals with the terrible events of Villa Soldati, in view of Christmas almost ...
• 15 December 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa urges all Christians, regardless of their political sympathies, to work for peace and against violence Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, invites all to “work for peace and fight against violence” in Venezuela, adding that this requirement, “is expected of all Christi ...
• 13 December 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Between violence and cholera: “the situation is dramatic. Help us, here they need everything” Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is deteriorating further and further on the island. We have already arrived at 2,100 dead and we are taking about 400,000 infections and 200,000 deaths if this pandemic c ...
• 13 December 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Polish Franciscan missionary killed in his parish church Santo Domingo de Los Colorados (Agenzia Fides) - His name is Fr Miroslaw Karczewski and he was the 45 year old priest of the Convent of Friars Minor (OFM Conv) killed on the afternoon of Monday, 6 December in the rectory ...
• 10 December 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Tensions remain high, second round of elections on 16 January Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in Haiti, following the presidential elections on 28 November, remains uncertain and extremely tense, with some serious disturbances. After announcing the names of candidate ...
• 10 December 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Laity worried that new education laws exclude “an integral formation, which also includes religion” Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - In a public announcement, the Bolivian Council for the Laity has expressed its concern about the new laws in question, in particular the new Law on Education, “Avelino Sinani-Elizardo Pérez”. ...
• 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 ...