America

• 17 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Colombian Red Cross provides aid to 800,000 Haitian refugees Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Colombia's Red Cross has delivered aid to around 800,000 Haitians affected by the earthquake in January, which left over 200,000 dead and wounded, the news was released by the humanitarian orga ...
• 16 September 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Our Catholic faith has been strongly present throughout the long struggle for independence" - Message from the Bishop of Mazatlan on the bicentennial celebration Mazatlan (Agenzia Fides) – "In this bicentennial celebration in the month of September, once again the entire nation can hear the tolling of the bells of the parish of Dolores, which recall the beginning of a new Mexic ...
• 16 September 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “I dream of a missionary Church that reaches out to those farthest away,” says new Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto El Alto (Agenzia Fides) – "Let me tell you my dream: I dream of a missionary Church that reaches out to those farthest away, capable of generating missionary vocations and send missionaries to other churches in Bolivia ...
• 15 September 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “The Church is always a point of reference for many people, which is why we should prepare ourselves well”: testimony of Bishop Mario Fiandri, Apostolic Vicar of El Peten Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Mario Flanders, SDB, has been a missionary in Guatemala since 1970. The Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén, which was entrusted to him on February 10, 2009, is located north of the capital o ...
• 15 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishop Campos: “We need honest authorities for the good of the people.” San Jose del Amazonas (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the regional and municipal elections in Peru on October 3, the Apostolic Vicar of San José de Amazonas, Bishop Alberto Campos Hernández, OFM, has asked all t ...
• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - September: Bible Month in Chile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – The Chilean Bishops' Conference has opened a section on its website to spread the word on "Bible Month" in Chile, which is also celebrated in other Latin American nations in September. The go ...
• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Migration with Rights”: National Migration Week Machala (Agenzia Fides) – Migration Week, held in Ecuador, September 12 to 19 under the theme of "Children, Adolescents, and Migration" and the slogan "I am looking for my dreams," began with a grand march led by a lar ...
• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Orange maize may be able to help millions of African children see Washington (Agenzia Fides) - 'Orange' maize, a variety of the common cereal crop, could improve the lives of millions of malnourished people by providing increased vitamin A in their diet, according to a new study recent ...
• 13 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Role and contribution of the PMS to the current ecclesial and social situation Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Meeting of National Directors and Secretaries of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Southern Cone ends today, September 13. According to information sent to Fides, the meeting ...
• 13 September 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Pastoral Letter from the Archbishop of Coro: “It is with great sorrow that we witness the increase of violence in Venezuela's society” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Venezuela, through the words of Archbishop Roberto Lückert of Coro, has spoken out about the situation of the country, reminding Venezuelans of their responsibility for ...
• 11 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Missionary in a vast territory with few inhabitants: testimony of Bishop Francis Ceballos Escobar, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, CSSR, Redemptorist Missionary, was appointed Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño (Colombia) on June 10, 2010. He is in Rome for the Seminar for newly app ...
• 11 September 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Mas por Menos” annual fundraiser held in parishes across the country Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The fact that more than 9 million pesos will be distributed among the poor throughout the country does not seem to be important news, but seeing how it is distributed by "Mas por Menos," ...
• 10 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week for Migrants, Refugees, and Marginalized: “Every migrant is a person” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Colombian Bishops' Conference has promoted September 12 to 19, the National Week of the Migrant, Refugee, and Marginalized. The slogan, according to the note sent to Fides, is: "Every life, ...
• 10 September 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Salta Missionary Expo: open invitation to a missionary exposition Salta (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Missions Societies of Salta and the Archdiocesan Pastoral Mission Commission have announced, in a statement sent to Fides, that on Monday, September 13, “Plaza 9 de Julio” wil ...
• 9 September 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - “Maras” seek dialogue with President Funes, capital in critical position San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – Quite a surprise was caused by the television appearance of Father Antonio Rodríguez, a Passionist priest that has been working in El Salvador for about 12 years. On the evening of Septe ...