America

• 3 September 2010
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - IV Missionary Congress “To Know Christ: A Gift; To Preach Him: Our Mission” Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – The IV Missionary Congress will take place on October 2 and 3 at the House of Nazareth in Montevideo, Uruguay. The event is organized by the National Missionary Center. The objective of th ...
• 3 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 30 Years of SVD Missionaries in the Amazon Santarem (Agenzia Fides) – On January 26, 1980, the first priests from the Society of the Divine Word arrived in Santarem-Pará: Francisco Kom, José Gross, and Patricio Brennan. Thus, the Missionary Society of the Div ...
• 2 September 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - III Latin American Youth Conference in Venezuela: “Missionary Disciples for the Life of Our Peoples” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Department of Youth and University Pastoral Ministry of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference has sent Fides their most recent news item on the III Latin American Youth Conference, which will ...
• 2 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week for Peace 2010: “No Victim is Unknown to Me” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Colombian Bishops' Conference, through the National Secretariat of Pastoral-Social Ministry (SNPS/Caritas Colombiana) and Redepaz (National Network of Initiatives for Peace), has declared t ...
• 1 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Continental Mission Week: study of Aparecida Document and guidelines for Brazilian dioceses Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – "You are witnesses of these things" (Lk 24:48). This will be the theme for the Continental Mission Week to be held September 5 to 11 at the Mission Cultural Center (MCC) in Brasilia, Brazil. ...
• 1 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - CENAMIS prepares Missionary Training Course Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The National Missionary Center (CENAMIS) of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference has prepared a Missionary Training Course for the month of September, entitled "Experience the Mission Through an Enco ...
• 1 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Carmelite Missionaries celebrate 100th anniversary in Latin America Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Religious Congregation of Carmelite Missionaries is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its presence in Latin America. Thus, they have held their first Missionary Encounter of the “Provinc ...
• 31 August 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Archbishop Escobar, following massacre of 72 in Mexico: “Migrants should be guaranteed rights.” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador has strongly condemned the massacre that occurred in the rural area of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, where 72 migrants from Central and South America ...
• 31 August 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Missionary School for Teens: future guides for their peers Oruro (Agenzia Fides) – The "Mission School for Teens,” for young adults with a missionary spirit who want to become “guides” for other missionary teens, begins September 2 and goes until September 5. In fact, th ...
• 30 August 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Missionary School in San Ramon: “Sharing missionary experiences and being sent out as disciples” San Ramon (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, Sunday, August 29, marked the end of the "Mission School for Teens" held in San Ramon, a city that belongs to the Vicariate of Ñuflo Chavez, Bolivia. The School began on Thursday ...
• 30 August 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - A special prayer to Saint Rose of Lima on the Internet Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Lima has opened a website to help the faithful of the world to celebrate the feast of Saint Rose of Lima. A note sent to Fides says: "On the feast of St. Rose of Lima, the Arch ...
• 28 August 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Franciscan priest killed along with assistant in downtown Lima Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Sadness and bewilderment has followed the violent death of a Puerto Rican Franciscan priest (OFM) and his young assistant in the Convent of “San Francisco,” located in the heart of the Peruvi ...
• 28 August 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Violence, injustice, destruction of nature continues: Bishops' concerns Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – "There are situations that concern us, like Hurricane Agatha, which has caused great damage in our country and the sad news that the aid did not reach those who suffered most. So, too, ...
• 27 August 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Massacre of 72: yet another sign of social chaos, loss of respect for fundamental values, and absence of comprehensive immigration policy Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Mexico has condemned the brutal massacre that occurred at an estate near San Fernando, in the State of Tamaulipas, of 72 people from different countries, most likely emi ...
• 26 August 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Catholics in Peruvian Andes recall Mother Teresa Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – In a sign of thanksgiving to God for the gift of the life of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the city of Arequipa has joined in the celebrations taking place all over the world on the occa ...