America

• 29 July 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - UN Women: new United Nations entity to deal with the protection and promotion of women all over the world New York (Agenzia Fides) – With an historic move, the General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation has instituted a new entity for the protection and promotion of women all over the world. The entity will come i ...
• 29 July 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bolivarian Meeting of Holy Childhood in Bogota Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – With the slogan "Children are the hope of a Church renewed in its missionary commitment ", from 27 to 30 July the First Bolivarian Meeting for leaders of Holy Childhood and Adolescent Missionar ...
• 29 July 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Regional Meeting of Latin America Communications delegates Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – Cochabamba in Bolivia, is hosting a meeting of Bishop presidents of Commissions for Communications -RIIAL, Area Sistemi, executive secretaries of Communications and Press of the Commissions ...
• 28 July 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - The situation of Peru's poorest citizens should not leave the rest of the nation indifferent, Catholic Bishops say Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Peru has drafted a message for the country's Anniversary of Independence. A copy of the message was sent to Fides. Today, 28 July, Peru is celebrating 189 year ...
• 28 July 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Closed for five months, Concepcion Cathedral now open for worship Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) – Catholics in Concepcion welcomed the news that the city's cathedral, seriously damaged in the earthquake which shook Chile on 27 February this year and closed for repairs for five months, ...
• 27 July 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Prolonged Aid and Recovery Operation in the region of Chocó Condoto (Agenzia Fides ) – One of the poorest regions of Colombia, Chocò, has been included in a Prolonged Aid and Recovery Operation , supported by the UN World Food Programme, to provid poor families with basic nutr ...
• 27 July 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - To reactivate relations between Colombia and Venezuela "we must keep working together" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Colombia and Venezuela is committed to improving relations between the two countries according to report sent to Fides by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Colombia. T ...
• 27 July 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Solidarity campaign for poor people suffering from extreme cold in southern Peru Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Unusually low temperatures are registered all over the southern areas of Latin America. In Peru a state of emergency has been declared in 16 of the 25 regions into which the national territory is ...
• 26 July 2010
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Preparation begins for next CELAM General Assembly in 2011 Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – The Uruguay Bishops' Conference informed Fides of a recent CELAM Meeting held 20 - 22 July in Bogota. The meeting was the fourth and final general coordination meeting of CELAM, the Council ...
• 26 July 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Arizona immigration law totally unjust, says Mgr. Escobar San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador sincerely hopes for a repeal of the new immigration law in Arizona, otherwise the image of the United States as the most democratic country in the world ...
• 24 July 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Hogar de Cristo for post earthquake reconstruction; August month of solidarity Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The earthquake which shook Chile in February this year, struck mainly in one of the poorest parts of the country. The buildings which suffered most damaged included about twenty centres known a ...
• 23 July 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church committed to consolidating communications pastoral Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – From 28 to 30 July Cochabamba will host a Meeting of the Bishops and secretary delegates for Communications in Boliviarian countries, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia. Accordi ...
• 23 July 2010
  AMERICA/CANADA - Exhibition of documents regarding Amerindians in the 19th century collected by a Jesuit missionary Montreal (Agenzia Fides) - Perhaps few have heard of Fr. Nicolas Point, a Jesuit missionary, and his precious collection of writings and drawings concerning the life of Amerindians in Canada and the United States in the ...
• 22 July 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - In view of coming elections Bishops call Catholics to vote for candidates committed to promoting human life, marriage and peace Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) – In view of elections in the Autumn the Bishops of the eastern region of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro state, have called on Catholics to choose representatives clearly committed to protecting ...
• 22 July 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The joy of being missionary disciples: looking towards the National Congress for Missionary/Holy Childhood and Adolescence San Carlos (Agenzia Fides) – The diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela-Cojedes will host from 11 to 15 August, the 4th National Congress of Missionary/Holy Childhood and Adolescence (CONIAM) which will have the theme “ ...